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Old October 2, 2016   #196
joseph
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Originally Posted by ilex View Post
Are there genes for broken anther cone? I've seen cones open were they meet the petals. Is that fairly common?
Uncommonly, I see flowers (consistent within a plant) with:

Anthers not connected to each other at all.
Anthers not connected near the stem.
Anthers not connected near the tip (as shown in the recent photo).
Anthers leaving a wide-diameter opening around the stigma.
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