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Caryophyllaceae
9-Silene regia flower in longitudinal section
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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