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Moss, Ferns & Cryptogams

Are these fungi or flowers?

16 years ago

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purdydirty
16 years ago
whatever it is its pretty. This may not be much help but you can determine if its a flower by getting out a loupe or a magnifying glass and looking for a pistil or a stamen. I beleive that all flowers must have at least one of one or the other.

http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade10/anatomy/Images/solanum.gif

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