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Ranunculaceae

 17-Ranunculus flower

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A close-up of a Ranunculus flower. The showy parts are petals; at the base of each petal is a small nectary. There are numerous stamens, and in the center of the flower are many free carpels (an apocarpous gynoecium).
Photo by K. R. Robertson from plants collected in Piatt County, Illinois.
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