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What is that heavy yellow pollen?

March 6, 2002


Dear Allergy Nurse

Every spring when that heavy yellow dust gets on everything I am miserable. What is the plant that produces it? I think I'm allergic to it. -- R.K., Arkansas

Most likely you are talking about pine pollen. Pine pollen is one of the most easily noticed pollens, since it's yellow dust covers everything in its path.

Because it is so obvious, it often gets blamed for allergic symptoms caused by other pollens that may be blooming at the same time in the area.

Pine pollen is so heavy that it usually falls to the ground rather than being carried in the wind. Because of this, pine pollen is usually not breathed in like the lighter wind borne pollens that cause allergy symptoms.

Pine pollen also has a chemical composition that makes it less likely to produce allergic symptoms than other types of pollen.

If you experience sneezes and wheezes when pine pollen covers the cars and sidewalks, check your local pollen counts to see what other pollens are high at the same time as pine.

See the book review below for a great inexpensive photo resource to guide you through the allergy season.


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References:

  1. Allergy Plants That Cause Sneezing and Wheezing, by Mary Jelks, M.D., c. World Wide Press.
  2. Airborne Allergens, (Click Pollen Allergy/What is pollen?), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH), United States Government.


Allergy Plants That Cause Sneezing and Wheezing

Allergy Plants That Cause Sneezing and Wheezing by Mary Jelks, M.D., c. World Wide Press, is a great photo resource to guide you through the pollen season. Have you ever wondered what the plants you are allergic to look like? How can you avoid them if you don't recognize them? This inexpensive book provides color pictures of almost all the common allergy-producing plants. Full photos are shown, with close-up details of leaf structure, blooms, and grasses.