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1442:Reproduction
1432:Woody plants
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1316:Gas Exchange
1301:Phytomelanin
1179:Plant embryo
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1511:Pollinators
1501:Pollination
1496:Germination
1311:Respiration
1294:Chlorophyll
1140:Pedicellate
1074:Gametophyte
993:Aestivation
944:Antheridium
939:Archegonium
787:Plasmodesma
764:Plant cells
627:Paleobotany
622:Ethnobotany
607:Astrobotany
195:Pyracanthas
185:Cotoneaster
95:green walls
91:green roofs
79:landscaping
42:woody plant
1790:Categories
1538:Microspore
1528:Sporangium
1506:Artificial
1194:Sporophyte
1189:Sporophyll
1184:Receptacle
1079:Gynandrium
949:Androecium
858:Vegetative
728:Angiosperm
723:Gymnosperm
617:Dendrology
509:Cited text
499:"Rosemary"
296:References
213:. Heaths (
207:hookeriana
205:Sarcococca
198:, and the
188:, such as
106:grevilleas
48:Background
1735:Botanists
1653:Herbarium
1550:Megaspore
1448:Evolution
1391:Subshrubs
1359:and habit
1284:Nutrition
1279:Cellulose
1274:Bulk flow
1257:Materials
1220:Epidermis
1084:Gynoecium
1065:Endosperm
1060:Dispersal
976:Staminode
912:Sessility
900:Cataphyll
820:Mesophyll
772:Cell wall
713:Lycophyte
693:Bryophyte
647:Geobotany
632:Phycology
180:evergreen
110:Grevillea
1775:Category
1695:Forestry
1685:Agronomy
1678:Practice
1629:Cultivar
1624:Cultigen
1484:timeline
1376:Rosettes
1264:Aleurone
1240:Trichome
1157:Perianth
969:Filament
827:Meristem
750:glossary
612:Bryology
518:(2001).
473:12507834
290:Subshrub
279:See also
265:rosemary
1453:Ecology
1210:Cuticle
1040:Capsule
1030:Anatomy
981:Tapetum
905:Petiole
880:Rhizome
875:Rhizoid
802:Tissues
792:Vacuole
782:Plastid
584:Outline
579:History
465:4354115
252:daphnes
248:dogwood
211:humilis
200:humilis
173:subsp.
152:Species
126:Banksia
119:Banksia
75:erosion
69:and in
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1796:Shrubs
1757:Plants
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1381:Shrubs
1333:Starch
1225:Nectar
1145:Raceme
1111:Stigma
1099:Locule
1089:Carpel
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959:Stamen
954:Pollen
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568:Botany
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1491:Flora
1408:Vines
1403:Trees
1366:Habit
1338:Sugar
1230:Stoma
1172:Sepal
1167:Petal
1162:Tepal
1150:Umbel
1135:Bract
1116:Style
1104:Ovule
1094:Ovary
1035:Berry
1025:Fruit
1018:Whorl
885:Shoot
683:Algae
674:Plant
469:S2CID
461:JSTOR
209:var.
156:Many
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1639:Grex
1521:Self
1055:Seed
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895:Leaf
870:Root
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