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 25-3-merous flower

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3-merous means that most of the floral parts are in a number multiple of 3. For example, Trillium has 3 sepals, 3 petals, 6 stamens and 3 carpels.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants at Trelease Woods, University of Illinois.
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