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Thus today , in many places in the United States where Ribes was once native ,
wild plants are very difficult to find in nature . ... ( Top right ) Cephalotus follicularis
( Cephalotaceae ) , showing complete plant with both normal and pitcher leaves .
Thus today , in many places in the United States where Ribes was once native ,
wild plants are very difficult to find in nature . ... ( Top right ) Cephalotus follicularis
( Cephalotaceae ) , showing complete plant with both normal and pitcher leaves .
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Epiphytes , plants that grow upon other plants for support , are infrequent in the
order except in the family Gesneriaceae , which also includes species that grow
on rocks . Many of these plants have tubers ( thickened storage stems , such as ...
Epiphytes , plants that grow upon other plants for support , are infrequent in the
order except in the family Gesneriaceae , which also includes species that grow
on rocks . Many of these plants have tubers ( thickened storage stems , such as ...
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Their transformations are not as important as the symbiotic associations between
plants and bacteria described below . The genus Rhizobium causes the
formation of root nodules on suitable leguminous plants as well as some trees
and ...
Their transformations are not as important as the symbiotic associations between
plants and bacteria described below . The genus Rhizobium causes the
formation of root nodules on suitable leguminous plants as well as some trees
and ...
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