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Asteraceae

 23-Taraxacum fruits

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The fruits of Taraxacum officinale are these ball-like heads that contain many achenes; each achene has a feather-like pappus for wind dispersal.
Photo by K. R. Robertson on the campus of the University of Illinois.
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