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Portulacaceae

 6-Claytonia flower in longitudinal section

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Claytonia virginica, flower in longitudinal section. Note that in the genus Claytonia the ovary is superior; the 3 stigmas indicate that the syncarpous gynoecium is composed of 3 carpels. While you cannot really see it in this photo, there is only one locule in the ovary, and the placentation is basal.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent from plants at Lodge Park, Piatt County, Illinois.
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