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Guttation by a Leaf

Guttation by a leaf. Water within the leaves of the plant is expelled at the ends of the veins to compensate for the increase in pressure as the air temperature begins to rise in the morning. Hite Cove Trail. Sierra National Forest. Mariposa Co., Calif.

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Uploaded on May 7, 2009
Taken on March 29, 2009