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POLYTEPAL:

A flower having four or more petals and four or more sepals in the same plane or whorl. In order to be registered as a polytepal a plant must bloom at least 50% or more of its blooms as a polytepal. For a formal definition, see polytepalous.

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Photo by Michael Brown, used with permission.  Cultivar: TEXAS MOON MAGIC (Carpenter, J. 1996)

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