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armed
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without marked odor
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blade division
all simple
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some or all fully compound
fleshy or succulent leaves
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Inflorescence
flowering season - upper Midwest
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Flower
principal flower color
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inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
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number of fertile stamens
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7 or more
Hypericum with over 30 stamens
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
M. Whitson
Species Count: 97
Alismataceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Annonaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Balsaminaceae
Berberidaceae
Bignoniaceae
Brassicaceae
Campanulaceae
Cannabaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Celastraceae
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Commelinaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cornaceae
Cyperaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Gentianaceae
Geraniaceae
Hypericaceae
Lamiaceae
Lauraceae
Lythraceae
Magnoliaceae
Malvaceae
Melanthiaceae
Montiaceae
Moraceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orobanchaceae
Papaveraceae
Penthoraceae
Phrymaceae
Plantaginaceae
Platanaceae
Poaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
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Saururaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Typhaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Viburnaceae
Violaceae