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armed
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blade division
all simple
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flowering season - upper Midwest
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principal flower color
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inconspicuous
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1
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Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
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Paul Rothrock
Species Count: 479
Alismataceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asparagaceae
Asphodelaceae
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