Pollen
Small, light, dry protein particles from trees, grasses, flowers, and weeds that may be spread by the wind.
Pollen particles are usually the male sex cells of the plant, and are smaller than the tip of a pin.
Pollen is a potent stimulator of allergic responses.
It lodges in the mucus membranes that line the nose and in other parts of the respiratory tract, causing irritation and histamine reactions