Potentilla pensylvanica Linnaeus (Q3973)

taxon name

Potentilla pensylvanica

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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

potentille de Pennsylvanie (French)

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Pennsylvania cinquefoil (English)

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prairie cinquefoil (English)

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Prairie cinquefoil (English)

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potentille de Pennsylvanie (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

8839

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distribution

CA-BC

present

native

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Douglas, G.W., G.B. Straley, D.V. Meidinger & J. Pojar. 1998. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks and B.C. Ministry of Forests. Victoria. Crown Publications. 8 vols.

CA-AB

present

native

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Moss, E.H. 1983. Flora of Alberta. 2nd edition, revised by J.G. Packer. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 687 pp.

CA-SK

present

native

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Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

CA-MB

present

native

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Manitoba Checklist, 2002

CA-ON

present

native

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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-YT

present

native

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Cody, W.J. 2000. Flora of the Yukon Territory. 2nd ed. National Research Press, Ottawa. 669 pp.

CA-NT

present

native

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FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=1009&flora_id=1

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-MB

Man.

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CA-NT

N.W.T.

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CA-ON

Ont.

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CA-QC

Que.

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CA-SK

Sask.

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CA-YT

Yukon

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US-AK

Alaska

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-CA

Calif.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-IA

Iowa

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US-MN

Minn.

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US-MT

Mont.

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US-NE

Nebr.

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US-NV

Nev.

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-ND

N.Dak.

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US-SD

S.Dak.

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US-TX

Tex.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Mexico (Tamaulipas)

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Eurasia

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Potentilla sect. Pensylvanicae Poeverlein in P. F. A. Ascherson et al.

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

5368602

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering summer.

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taxon habitat

open prairies

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steppe bluffs

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shallow gravelly soil

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rocky ridges

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outcrops

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dry stream channels

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similar disturbed sites

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elevation

100–4000 m

measurement range from

100 meter

measurement range to

4,000 meter

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special status

F

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taxon description fragment

Stems ascending to erect, (0.3–) 1–4 (–6) dm.

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d0_s0

Basal leaves pinnate, (2–) 4–20 (–25) cm;

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d0_s1

petiole 1–8 cm, long hairs sparse to abundant, rarely absent, spreading to ascending, 0.5–3 mm, weak to ± stiff, short hairs abundant to dense, rarely absent, cottony or crisped hairs absent, glands sparse to abundant, often obscured;

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d0_s2

leaflets (2–) 3–5 (–7) per side, on distal 1/2–3/5 of leaf axis, separate to scarcely overlapping, terminal ones narrowly to broadly oblanceolate, (1–) 1.5–5 (–6) × 0.5–1.5 (–2) cm, margins strongly revolute, incised ± 3/4 to midvein, sometimes more or only ± 1/2, undivided medial blade 2–4 (–8) mm wide, teeth 4–8 (–10) per side, triangular-ovate to linear-elliptic, surfaces usually ± dissimilar, abaxial ± grayish to nearly white, rarely green, long hairs sparse to abundant (mostly on veins), rarely absent, 0.5–1.5 mm, ± weak, short hairs usually abundant to dense, rarely absent, crisped and cottony hairs absent, glands ± abundant, sometimes obscured, adaxial green to gray-green, long hairs sparse to abundant, rarely absent, spreading to ascending, ± 1 mm, short hairs ± abundant, sometimes obscured, rarely absent, cottony and crisped hairs absent, glands ± abundant.

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d0_s3

Cauline leaves 1–4.

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d0_s4

Inflorescences (1–) 3–40-flowered, congested or elongating in fruit.

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d0_s5

Pedicels 0.2–1 cm (proximal to 3.5 cm).

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d0_s6

Flowers: epicalyx bractlets usually ± lanceolate-elliptic, rarely ± ovate-elliptic, 3–6 (–8) × (1–) 1.5–2 (–2.5) mm, lengths ± equal to sepals, margins ± revolute;

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d0_s7

hypanthium 3–6 mm diam.;

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d0_s8

sepals (3–) 4–6 (–8) mm, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surfaces: venation indistinct, glands abundant, ± evident;

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d0_s9

petals pale to bright-yellow, (3–) 4–7 × (3–) 4–7 mm, lengths ± equal to sepals;

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d0_s10

filaments (0.5–) 1–2 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 (–1) mm;

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d0_s11

carpels 50–100, styles papillate-swollen in proximal ± 1/2, ± 1 mm.

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d0_s12

2n = 28.

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d0_s14

morphology statement

orientation

ascending

erect

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d0_s0

0.3

1

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d0_s0

4

6

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d0_s0

1

4

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d0_s0

pinnate

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d0_s1

2

4

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d0_s1

20

25

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d0_s1

4

20

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d0_s1

leaf petiole

1

8

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d0_s2

sparse

abundant

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d0_s2

obscured

often

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d0_s2

vernation

revolute

strongly

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d0_s3

incised

more or less

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d0_s3

3/4

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d0_s3

leaf blade

undivided

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d0_s3

leaf blade

width

4

8

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d0_s3

leaf blade

width

2

4

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d0_s3

abundant

more or less

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d0_s3

obscured

sometimes

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d0_s3

abundant

more or less

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d0_s3

1

4

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d0_s4

inflorescence

(1-)3-40-flowered

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d0_s5

inflorescence

arrangement

congested

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d0_s5

inflorescence

elongating

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d0_s5

inflorescence pedicel

0.2

1

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d0_s6

arrangement

lanceolate-elliptic

usually more or less

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d0_s7

ovate-elliptic

rarely more or less

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d0_s7

6

8

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d0_s7

3

6

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d0_s7

1

1.5

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d0_s7

2

2.5

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d0_s7

1.5

2

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d0_s7

variability

equal

more or less

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d0_s7

vernation

revolute

more or less

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d0_s7

inflorescence flower hypanthium

diameter

3

6

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d0_s8

3

4

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d0_s9

6

8

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d0_s9

4

6

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d0_s9

acute

obtuse

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d0_s9

abundant

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d0_s9

evident

more or less

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d0_s9

3

4

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d0_s10

6

8

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d0_s10

4

6

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d0_s10

acute

obtuse

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d0_s10

coloration

pale

bright-yellow

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d0_s10

3

4

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d0_s10

4

7

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d0_s10

3

4

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d0_s10

4

7

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d0_s10

variability

equal

more or less

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d0_s10

3

4

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d0_s11

6

8

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d0_s11

4

6

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d0_s11

acute

obtuse

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower androecium stamens filament

0.5

1

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower androecium stamens filament

1

2

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower anther

0.8

1

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d0_s11

inflorescence flower anther

0.5

0.8

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d0_s11

3

4

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d0_s12

6

8

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d0_s12

4

6

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d0_s12

acute

obtuse

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

papillate-swollen

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

1

more or less

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d0_s12

chromosome

28

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d0_s14

long

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d0_s2

sparse

abundant

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d0_s2

absent

rarely

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d0_s2

orientation

spreading

ascending

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d0_s2

0.5

3

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d0_s2

fragility

weak

more or less stiff

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d0_s2

height

short

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d0_s2

abundant

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d0_s2

density

dense

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d0_s2

absent

rarely

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d0_s2

pubescence

cottony

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d0_s2

crisped

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d0_s2

absent

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d0_s2

atypical quantity

2

3

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d0_s3

atypical quantity

5

7

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d0_s3

3

5

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d0_s3

arrangement

separate

scarcely overlapping

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d0_s3

position

structure subtype

terminal

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d0_s3

oblanceolate

narrowly to broadly

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d0_s3

atypical length

1

1.5

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d0_s3

atypical length

5

6

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d0_s3

1.5

5

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d0_s3

atypical width

1.5

2

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d0_s3

width

0.5

1.5

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d0_s3

inflorescence flower petal venation midvein

1/2

sometimes; only more or less; more or less

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d0_s3

long

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d0_s3

sparse

abundant

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d0_s3

absent

rarely

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d0_s3

0.5

1.5

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d0_s3

fragility

weak

more or less

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d0_s3

height

short

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d0_s3

abundant

usually

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d0_s3

density

dense

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d0_s3

absent

rarely

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d0_s3

crisped

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d0_s3

pubescence

cottony

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d0_s3

absent

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d0_s3

long

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d0_s3

sparse

abundant

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d0_s3

absent

rarely

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d0_s3

orientation

spreading

ascending

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d0_s3

1

more or less

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d0_s3

height

short

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d0_s3

abundant

more or less

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d0_s3

obscured

sometimes

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d0_s3

absent

rarely

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d0_s3

pubescence

cottony

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d0_s3

crisped

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d0_s3

absent

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d0_s3

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil carpel

50

100

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d0_s12

fruit achene

1.2

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d0_s14

fruit achene

relief

rugose

more or less to strongly

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