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virgin’s bower

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Also known as: Clematis cirrhosa

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flower anatomy

In angiosperm: The calyx
…petals are missing—for example, the virgin’s bower (Clematis; Ranunculaceae) and the Bougainvillea. Petaloid sepals in this case differ from tepals because the first group of stamens are on the same radii as the sepals, indicating the absence of the petals, which would normally be positioned on alternating radii in the…
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