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Have you ever looked at your prized pothos plant and seen it dripping from the tips of its leaves? It isn't crying - it's guttating! And not only is this not a bad thing, for some plants, guttation is the secret to their success.

Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)

Emma Barratt: Writer
Heather Hess : Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Madison Lynn: Videographer
Seth Gliksman: Editor
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
Savannah Geary: Producer
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer

Sources:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128021392000032
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12229-016-9165-y
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15427520902970300
https://royalbrinkman.com/knowledge-center/crop-care/guttation

Image Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guttation_ne.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-10-24_18-02-17-gouttes.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4c_droplets_(7518607212).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leaves_with_drops.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Droplets-07270012.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012-12-19_12-46-19-gouttes-eau-7f.jpg
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