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The Asclepiads, now in Apocynaceae, are known for insect pollination, for which they mimic the appearance and smells of dead and other unattractive things.

The dicots are a paraphyletic group, which forced the APG to create new groups called the eudicots and magnoliid dicots.

Orchids have a tremendous ability to interbreed, which man has taken advantage of. Which item below are known in very large numbers for orchids but scarcely for other plants

Berries of some conifers such as the junipers are in fact, cones.

Which term does not match the other three:

The specialized stipules of Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) are fused and formed into a tube around the stem. This is known as:

A flower with separate carpels is called:

Equitant leaves are a specialized type of which leaf arrangement:

A dehiscent fruit is one that falls to the ground with its seeds in it.

An example of a marcescent-leaved plant is Acer floridanum, the leaves of which remain on the plant for quite some time after they have died.