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Some papaya plants are capable of self-pollination, producing flowers that are either female or hermaphrodite with both male and female parts on the same flower. Hawaiian [23] and Brazilian [24] papayas and nearly half of those produced in Australia are able to set fruit without the need of staminate plants. A fully developed fruit may contain ...
Persea americana flowers. The species of Persea have a disjunct distribution, with about 70 Neotropical species, ranging from Brazil and Chile in South America to Central America and Mexico, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States; a single species, P. indica, endemic to Madeira and the Canary Islands off northwest Africa; and 80 species inhabiting east and southeast Asia.
Avocado blossoms sprout from racemes near the leaf axils; they are small and inconspicuous 5–10 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) wide. They have no petals but instead two whorls of three pale-green or greenish-yellow downy perianth lobes, each blossom has 9 stamens with 2 basal orange nectar glands. [20] [4] Avocado flower Pollen grains of avocado
Geranium maculatum, an Ohio native, is a relative of the common bedding geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum). This list includes plants native and introduced to the state of Ohio, designated (N) and (I), respectively. Varieties and subspecies link to their parent species.
'Brogden' trees produce B-type flowers. The fruit is shaped like a pear, and averages just under a pound in weight. The flavor is rich and nutty, somewhat like Hass. The skin is thin and has a dark-purple color at maturity (often described as black).
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The term is sometimes used to refer to the need of herbal (non-woody) plants for a period of cold dormancy in order to produce new shoots and leaves, [1] but this usage is discouraged. [2] Many plants grown in temperate climates require vernalization and must experience a period of low winter temperature to initiate or accelerate the flowering ...
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