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Vegetative

 20-Stems 2

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Flattened leaf-like stem of Phyllanthus. The presence of flowers on the margins indicates that this flattened organ is a stem not a leaf.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants cultivated in greenhouses at the University of Illinois.
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