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 58-Epigynous insertion

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Epigynous — of floral parts (especially petals and stamens), attached above the level of insertion of the ovary and arising from tissue that is fused to the ovary wall.

This longitudinal section of a flower of Fuschia shows another example of inferior ovary and epigynous insertion.

Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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