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3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

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Spencer Butte, Eugene, Oregon

July 13, 2008

Spencer Butte is a high point on the south edge of Eugene, Oregon. I hiked up to photograph a single species, only a few inches high and nearly hidden on the shady forest floor.

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