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| leaves and flowers--is this a dicot or a monocot? | flowers closeup--the flowers of Matelea are very complex, especially with regard to the gynoecium and androecium |
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| leaves--notice how hairy everything is! As is true of many members of the milkweed family, the leaves are opposite. Also, notice how the flowers are paired at each node. | habit (all the leaves among the grass in this picture are of Matelea)--Matelea biflora is an herbaceous perennial with trailing stems |
