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| habit and leaves--what are
the leaf shape and margin here? |
mature inflorescence, showing
male flowers (top, with conspicuous yellow anthers) and female flowers
(bottom, with leafy bracts under each flower)--is this plant monoecious
or dioecious? |
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| another view of mature male
inflorescence, with fruits beginning to develop below |
female flowers--the wispy structures
are stigmas (is this plant likely to be animal-pollinated or wind-pollinated?).
In this inflorescence, the male flowers have yet to develop, and the bracts
have just started to grow. |
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| developing fruits--notice the
large bracts under each fruit |
habit--Acalypha phleoides
is a low-growing herbaceous plant |
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