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Botany 122:
Flowering Plant Identification

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Saxifragaceae: Saxifrage Family

Family: Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family
40/600 16/64 pg. 1002
Habit Herbaceous perennials
Stem: Acaulescent
Leaves: Simple, basal, palmately veined
Inflorescence: Scapose, panicle
Flower: Perfect, regular, hypogynous
Perianth: (4)-5 -merous
Calyx: (4)-5 sepals
Corolla: (4)-5 petals
Hypanthium: Present
Androecium: 5-10 stamens
Gynoecium: 2 carpels, only partly united at the base
Ovary position: Superior
Stigma: {stigma_edit}
Style: equal to the number of carpels
Fruit type: Capsule or follicle
Other: In Munz you'll find the genus Ribes here, in Jepson Ribes is in the Grossulariaceae.
Representatives: Saxifrage

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