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herbs; NOT [shrubs or trees] |
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plants terrestrial or semiaquatic; NOT
[plants aquatic, leaves submerged or floating] |
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plants not with colored milky juice |
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plants with more than one normal leaf |
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some or all leaves alternate; NOT [leaves
opposite, whorled, or basal] |
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leaves without stipules, or having
glands; NOT [leaves with stipules] |
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flowers with two floral rings, and with
each petal distinct from the others |
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calyx regular; NOT [calyx irregular, some
sepals smaller than others] |
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sepals 3 |
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one sepal petal-like and spurred |
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stamens 10 or fewer; NOT [stamens usually
more than 10] |
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ovary superior; NOT [ovary inferior] |
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carpels 3-5; NOT [carpels 1 or 2] |
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fruit an explosive capsule |