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| leaves and flowers--what leaf shape and margin are present? | flower closeup--notice the silver knob in the middle of the flower? This is a special structure called a gynostegium (made up of fused parts of the stamens and pistil) found in members of the milkweed family. In pearl vine, the gynostegium resembles a pearl in shininess! |
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| leaves--the leaves in pearl vine are opposite | stems--notice how hairy the stems are )the leaves are also this hairy) |
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| fruit (follicle)--notice the prickles? | |
