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 50-Free-central placentation

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This is a photo of a fruit of corn cockle (Agrostemma githago). Placentation can usually be deduced from the attachment of the seeds within the fruit. Here this is an example of free-central placentation.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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