Image: Hydrophobic Hosta
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Description: Epicuticular wax crystals make a Hosta leaf surface hydrophobic. Water, prevented from wetting the cuticle, beads up and runs off, carrying dust and other contamination with it.
Title: Hydrophobic Hosta
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Author: Plantsurfer at English Wikipedia
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