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Fruits

 17-Poricidal capsule, Papaver

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In a poppy (Papaver), the fruit is a poricidal capsule that dehisces by small pores around the top.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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