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herbs |
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land plants |
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plants not parasitic on trees; rooted in
soil or water |
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plants with more than one pair of leaves |
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leaves alternate; lower ones sometimes
opposite |
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leaves without stipules |
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leaves orbicular or reniform |
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flowers with only one floral ring, with
sepals but not petals |
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4 sepals |
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stamens and pistils in each flower |
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ovary and fruit partly inferior |
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ovary or its locules with many ovules |
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fruit dry when ripe |