File:Guttation on strawberry leaf 001.jpg

Summary
Description: Guttation on a strawberry leaf. It appears to look like dew, yet the two are different. The rest of the leaf may be dry, but drops of xylem sap may be present on tips of leaves of tomato, potato, strawberry, and other varieties of plants. When there is too much root pressure, it may force some water to exude through special leaf tip or edge structures, which are special stomata or hydathodes, and form drops of xylem sap. It differs from dew in that it contains water, inorganic ions, and a number of organic chemicals. It can be indicative of too much moisture in the soil. Date: 28 May 2006 Photo taken by: Noah Elhardt - 	I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.