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- Group 1Lycophytes, Monilophytes
- Group 2Gymnosperms
- Group 3Monocots
- Group 4Woody angiosperms with opposite or whorled leaves
- Group 5Woody angiosperms with alternate leaves
- Group 6Herbaceous angiosperms with inferior ovaries
- Group 7Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries and zygomorphic flowers
- Group 8Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, and 2 or more distinct carpels
- Group 9Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, connate petals, and a solitary carpel or 2 or more connate carpels
- Group 10Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, distinct petals or the petals lacking, and 2 or more connate carpels
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- Boraginaceae
- Lappula
Lappula
See list of 2 species in this genus-
1a. Mericarp bodies (i.e., excluding the prickles) 2–3 mm long, with a single row of prickles around the margin, the prickles with more or less confluent bases; calyx 3–3.5 mm long in fruit; corolla 1.5–2.5 mm wide
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1b. Mericarp bodies 3–4 mm long, with 2 (rarely 3) rows of prickles around the margin, the prickles distinct; calyx 2.5–3 mm long in fruit; corolla 2–4 mm wide
Show photos of: Each photo represents one species in this genus.