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| head in Spring--these flowers open from the outside in. The green structures that poke up in between the flowers are a type of bract. | head again--what type of florets are present in these heads--disk or ray? Also notice the developing head to the right of center in this picture. Do you see the long phyllaries? |
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| another head, showing the curled stigmas and pinkish purple anthers | basal rosette of leaves--this is how Marshallia caespitosa spends the winter (Marshallia is an herbaceous perennial) |
