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sap
latex absent (sap clear)
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number of fertile stamens
1-2
5
6
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ovary position
sepals/petals attached above middle of ovary (inferior or partly inferior ovary)
sepals/petals attached below middle of ovary (ovary superior)
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Montana State University - 1. NRSM 102 - Forbs
Species Count: 20
Amaryllidaceae
Allium cernuum
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Antennaria rosea
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia ludoviciana
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Centaurea stoebe
Cirsium arvense
Grindelia squarrosa
Heterotheca villosa
Tragopogon dubius
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia esula
Fabaceae
Astragalus
Lupinus
Melilotus officinalis
Geraniaceae
Geranium viscosissimum
Melanthiaceae
Zygadenus
Polemoniaceae
Phlox multiflora
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium bicolor
Delphinium exaltatum