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aquatic & OBL wetland species
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armed
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blade division
all simple
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some or all fully compound
Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
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Flower
principal flower color
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
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Brad Ruhfel and Thomas McFadden
Species Count: 638
Acanthaceae
Altingiaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Annonaceae
Apiaceae
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Araliaceae
Aristolochiaceae
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