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  2. Floral morphology - Wikipedia

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    The corolla is gametopetalous, the five petals may be joined forming a tube with 4 or 5 lobes (in the flower called tubulose flower or floret, or two groups of petals joined (in the case of bilabiated flowers, with an upper lip formed by 2 petals and a lower lip formed by 3 petals), or they can present a short tube and the limb prolonged ...

  3. Tepal - Wikipedia

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    Distinct petals and sepals would therefore have arisen by differentiation, probably in response to animal pollination. In typical modern flowers, the outer or enclosing whorl of organs forms sepals, specialised for protection of the flower bud as it develops, while the inner whorl forms petals, which attract pollinators .

  4. Petal - Wikipedia

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    In some plants such as Narcissus, the lower part of the petals or tepals are fused to form a floral cup above the ovary, and from which the petals proper extend. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] A petal often consists of two parts: the upper broader part, similar to a leaf blade, also called the blade; and the lower narrower part, similar to a leaf petiole ...

  5. Trail of Tears State Park - Wikipedia

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    Trail of Tears State Park is a public recreation area covering 3,415 acres (1,382 ha) bordering the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The state park stands as a memorial to those Cherokee Native Americans who died on the Cherokee Trail of Tears . [ 4 ]

  6. Cross Timbers, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 185 people, 90 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was 411.1 inhabitants per square mile (158.7/km 2).

  7. Jewel Box (St. Louis) - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, Bernard Dickmann became Mayor of St. Louis and decided to build a new facility on a 17-acre site in Forest Park. The building cost about $117,000, with about 45% coming from Public Works Administration funds, and William C. E. Becker, then Chief Engineer of Bridges and Buildings for the city, was assigned to design the building.

  8. Flowering plant - Wikipedia

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    Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /). [5] [6] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.

  9. Peltogyne - Wikipedia

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    Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae; native to tropical rainforests of Central and South America; from Guerrero, Mexico, through Central America, and as far as south-eastern Brazil.