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Flowering Plant Identification

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Polemoniaceae: Phlox Family

Family: Polemoniaceae Phlox Family
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Habit Herbaceous
Stem: various
Leaves: various
Inflorescence: various
Flower: Perfect, regular, hypogynous
Perianth: 5-merous
Calyx: 5 sepals, synsepalous by transparent membrane between green sepal lobes
Corolla: 5 petals, sympetalous, salverform or funnel form
Hypanthium: Ø
Androecium: 5 stamens epipetalous
Gynoecium: Syncarpous 3
Ovary position: Superior
Stigma: {stigma_edit}
Style: Not distinctive
Fruit type: Capsule
Other:
Representatives: Phlox,

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