Cardamine pratensis Linnaeus (Q3588)

taxon name

Cardamine pratensis

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taxon authority

Linnaeus

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

cardamine des prés (French)

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cressonnette (French)

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meadow bittercress (English)

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cuckoo flower (English)

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European field bittercress (English)

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lady's smock (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

3964

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distribution

CA-BC

present

introduced

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Klinkenberg, B. (ed.). 2010+. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab. for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. http://www.eflora.bc.ca http://www.eflora.bc.ca/

CA-ON

present

introduced

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Newmaster, S.G., A. Lehela, M.J. Oldham, P.W.C. Uhlig & S. McMurray. 1998. Ontario Plant List. Ontario Forest Research Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Forest Information Paper No. 123. 550 pp.

CA-QC

present

introduced

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Marie-Victorin, Fr. 1995. Flore laurentienne. 3e éd. Mise à jour et annotée par L. Brouillet, S.G. Hay, I. Goulet, M. Blondeau, J. Cayouette et J. Labrecque. Gaétan Morin éditeur. 1093 pp.

CA-NB

present

introduced

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Hinds, H.R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick : a manual for the identification of the vascular plants of New Brunswick. 2nd edition. Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 699 pp.

CA-NS

present

introduced

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Zinck, M. 1998. Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia. Nimber Publishing & Nova Scotia Museum. Halifax, N. S. 2 vols. 1297 pp.

Newfoundland, CA

present

introduced

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Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

FR-PM

doubtful

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Etcheberry, R. 1989. Plantes de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Unpublished list (MT).

CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-NB

N.B.

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CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.)

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CA-NS

N.S.

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CA-ON

Ont.

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CA-QC

Que.

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US-CT

Conn.

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US-IN

Ind.

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US-ME

Maine

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US-MA

Mass.

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US-MI

Mich.

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US-NH

N.H.

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US-NJ

N.J.

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US-NY

N.Y.

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US-OH

Ohio

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US-PA

Pa.

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US-VT

Vt.

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Eurasia

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parent taxon

Cardamine Linnaeus

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

7972010

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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phenology

Flowering May–Aug.

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taxon habitat

moist grounds

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stream sides

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limestone shores

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sedge and grass meadows

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margins

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marshy

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mossy areas

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wet hollows

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boggy areas

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turfy shores

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creek banks

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damp

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swamps

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brooks

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ditches

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moist ravines

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springy swales

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elevation

0-1000 m

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special status

W

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taxon description fragment

Rhizomes cylindrical, (not fragile), relatively short, (not fleshy).

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d0_s2

Stems erect, unbranched, (0.8–) 1.5–5.5 (–8) dm.

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d0_s3

Rhizomal leaves simple or 5–9 (–31) -foliolate, to 30 cm, (thin, veins raised), leaflets petiolulate or sessile;

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d0_s4

petiole (1–) 2–7 (–10) cm;

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d0_s5

lateral leaflets petiolulate or sessile, blade similar to terminal or smaller, orbicular, ovate, or obovate, margins crenate or repand;

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d0_s6

terminal leaflet (petiolule to 1.5 cm), blade orbicular or broadly obovate, 0.3–2 cm diam., base usually rounded, rarely subreniform or cuneate, margins repand, (apex rounded).

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d0_s7

Cauline leaves 2–12 (–18), pinnatisect, petiolate, leaflets petiolulate or sessile, (2–17 cm including petiole, thin, veins raised);

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d0_s8

petiole base not auriculate;

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d0_s9

lobes or leaflets (4–7 (–13) each side of rachis), petiolulate or sessile and decurrent, blade similar to terminal lobe or leaflet, margins usually entire, rarely dentate;

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d0_s10

terminal lobe or leaflet (petiolulate or sessile), blade linear, oblong, ovate, or lanceolate, 1–2.5 (–3.5) cm × 5–8 (–10) mm, (surfaces glabrous).

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d0_s11

Fruiting pedicels erect-ascending or subdivaricate, (5–) 12–25 (–30) mm.

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d0_s13

Flowers: sepals (erect or spreading), oblong or ovate, (2.5–) 3–5 (–6) × 1–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

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d0_s14

petals usually purple or lilac, rarely white, obovate, (6–) 8–15 (–18) × 3–7.5 (–10) mm, (clawed, apex rounded or emarginate);

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d0_s15

filaments: median pairs 5–10 mm, lateral pair 3–6 mm;

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d0_s16

anthers narrowly oblong, (0.8–) 1.2–2 mm.

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d0_s17

Fruits linear, (1.6–) 2.5–4.5 (–5) cm × (1.2–) 1.5–2.3 mm;

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d0_s18

ovules 20–30 per ovary;

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d0_s19

style (0.5–) 1–2.2 (–2.7) mm, (stout).

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d0_s20

Seeds light-brown, oblong, 1.2–1.8 (–2) × 1–1.4 mm. 2n = 16.

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d0_s21

morphology statement

orientation

erect

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d0_s3

unbranched

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d0_s3

0.8

1.5

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d0_s3

5.5

8

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d0_s3

1.5

5.5

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d0_s3

simple

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d0_s4

5-9(-31)-foliolate

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d0_s4

0

30

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d0_s4

leaf petiole

1

2

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d0_s5

leaf petiole

7

10

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d0_s5

leaf petiole

2

7

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d0_s5

size

smaller

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d0_s6

orbicular

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d0_s6

ovate

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d0_s6

obovate

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d0_s6

crenate

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d0_s6

repand

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d0_s6

orbicular

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d0_s7

obovate

broadly

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d0_s7

diameter

0.3

2

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d0_s7

rounded

usually

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d0_s7

subreniform

rarely

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d0_s7

cuneate

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d0_s7

repand

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d0_s7

atypical quantity

12

18

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d0_s8

2

12

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d0_s8

pinnatisect

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d0_s8

petiolate

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d0_s8

auriculate

not

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d0_s9

entire

usually

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d0_s10

dentate

rarely

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d0_s10

linear

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d0_s11

oblong

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d0_s11

ovate

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d0_s11

lanceolate

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d0_s11

ovate

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d0_s11

lanceolate

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d0_s11

2.5

3.5

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d0_s11

1

2.5

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d0_s11

atypical width

8

10

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d0_s11

5

8

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d0_s11

oblong

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d0_s14

ovate

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d0_s14

2.5

3

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d0_s14

5

6

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d0_s14

3

5

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d0_s14

1

2

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d0_s14

position

lateral

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d0_s14

saccate

basally

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d0_s14

purple

usually

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d0_s15

lilac

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d0_s15

white

rarely

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d0_s15

obovate

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d0_s15

6

8

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d0_s15

15

18

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d0_s15

8

15

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d0_s15

atypical width

7.5

10

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d0_s15

3

7.5

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d0_s15

position

median

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d0_s16

5

10

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d0_s16

position

lateral

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d0_s16

3

6

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d0_s16

inflorescence flower anther

oblong

narrowly

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d0_s17

inflorescence flower anther

0.8

1.2

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d0_s17

inflorescence flower anther

1.2

2

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d0_s17

arrangement

course

linear

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d0_s18

1.6

2.5

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d0_s18

4.5

5

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d0_s18

2.5

4.5

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d0_s18

atypical width

1.2

1.5

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d0_s18

1.5

2.3

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d0_s18

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil ovule

20

30

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d0_s19

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

0.5

1

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d0_s20

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

2.2

2.7

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d0_s20

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

1

2.2

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d0_s20

light-brown

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d0_s21

oblong

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d0_s21

1.8

2

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d0_s21

1.2

1.8

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d0_s21

1

1.4

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d0_s21

chromosome

16

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d0_s21

stem rhizome

cylindrical

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d0_s2

stem rhizome

height

size

short

relatively

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d0_s2

petiolulate

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d0_s4

sessile

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d0_s4

petiolulate

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d0_s6

sessile

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d0_s6

petiolulate

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d0_s8

sessile

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d0_s8

4

7

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d0_s10

ebracteate

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d0_s13

orientation

erect-ascending

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d0_s13

arrangement

subdivaricate

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d0_s13

5

12

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d0_s13

25

30

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d0_s13

12

25

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