Lepuropetalon spathulatum

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Parnassiaceae

  • American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)
    In Celastrales: Parnassiaceae

    Lepuropetalon spathulatum, the only species of its genus, occurs in the southeastern United States and Mexico. The leaves in the family have no stipules, and the flowers are single or obviously cymose. There are five stamens and five staminodes, or nonfunctional stamens. The latter are…

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