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Lamiaceae

 6-Teucrium gynoecium

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Note the 2-forked stigmas, the long style, and the gynobasic insertion of the style between the lobes of the ovary. On the right side of the photo are 4-lobed ovaries that are developing into nutlets. This example is Teucrium canadense.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent from plants at Bonnie's Prairie Nature Preserve, Iroquois County, Illinois.
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