Polygonaceae
9-Polygonum inflorescence
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| Close-up of two inflorescences of Polygonum coccineum, water smartweed. NOTE: the flowers of many species of Polygonaceae appear to have 5 sepals (or tepals). See the discussion on page 86 in the textbook by Zomlefer. In the Polygonaceae, the perianth has 2 whorls with 3 sepals and 3 petals, but in some genera one sepal fuses with one petal to form a perianth that appears to have 5 tepals. |