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Caryophyllaceae

9-Silene regia flower in longitudinal section

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In this longitudinal section of a flower of Silene regia, royal catchfly, note the typical features found in the Caryophyllaceae — connate sepals, free petals, and gynophore.

Photograph by K.R. Robertson of plants cultivated in Champaign, Illinois.

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