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28-Zygomorphic corolla

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A zygomorphic (irregular) flower has a bilateral symmetry — it can be divided in two equal halves by only one plane, as shown by the red line passing through this flower of Viola tricolor.

Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.

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