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... Saxifragales ( Ro.Ri. ) Saxifragales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants containing 28 families and over 3,000 species . They may be large forest trees , shrubs , stout woody vines , or delicate herbs . Plants belonging to ...
... Saxifragales ( Ro.Ri. ) Saxifragales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants containing 28 families and over 3,000 species . They may be large forest trees , shrubs , stout woody vines , or delicate herbs . Plants belonging to ...
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... Saxifragales have been present at least since the beginning of the Tertiary Period — that is , from the Paleocene Epoch ( which began about 65,000,000 years ago ) and probably even earlier . There are several reports of saxifragalean ...
... Saxifragales have been present at least since the beginning of the Tertiary Period — that is , from the Paleocene Epoch ( which began about 65,000,000 years ago ) and probably even earlier . There are several reports of saxifragalean ...
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... Saxifragales into families is the predominant habit ( growth form ) and duration of the plants - that is , wheth- er the plants are woody or herbaceous , and , if herba- ceous , if they are annual or perennial . Using these crite- ria ...
... Saxifragales into families is the predominant habit ( growth form ) and duration of the plants - that is , wheth- er the plants are woody or herbaceous , and , if herba- ceous , if they are annual or perennial . Using these crite- ria ...
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