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Page 135
... flowers in clusters at the branch tips . The flowers lack sepals and petals ( the outer and inner floral whorls or showy flower parts ) but have an array of about 70 stamens ( male pollen - producing structures ) surrounding 5 to 11 or ...
... flowers in clusters at the branch tips . The flowers lack sepals and petals ( the outer and inner floral whorls or showy flower parts ) but have an array of about 70 stamens ( male pollen - producing structures ) surrounding 5 to 11 or ...
Page 220
... flowers in the upper part of the same head with the female flowers and more crowded than the female flowers . The plant stems arise from creeping root- stocks , usually project above the water , and bear long , linear leaves whose lower ...
... flowers in the upper part of the same head with the female flowers and more crowded than the female flowers . The plant stems arise from creeping root- stocks , usually project above the water , and bear long , linear leaves whose lower ...
Page 305
... flowers may be borne on the same plant . The curled stamens of the male flowers straighten quickly as the flowers open , releasing the pollen . The dry , one - seed- ed fruit often is enclosed by the outer whorl of the flower cluster ...
... flowers may be borne on the same plant . The curled stamens of the male flowers straighten quickly as the flowers open , releasing the pollen . The dry , one - seed- ed fruit often is enclosed by the outer whorl of the flower cluster ...
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