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Asteraceae
20-Taraxacum head l.s.
This is a ligulate head of
Taraxacum officinale
in longitudinal section showing individual ray flowers. Can you see the milky sap? Milky sap is found in many (but not all) Asteraceae that have ligulate heads.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent.
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