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Wireplant

 
Wireplant growing over vegetation on
 
St Marys, Isles of Scilly
 
 
 
Prostrate Wireplant, West Dorset
 
 
Leaves and male flowers
 
 
Close-up of male flower - 5 tepals, 8 stamens
 
 
Side view of male flowers, 8 stamens
 
 
Leaves, stems and female flowers
 
 
 Female flower - tepals and stigmas
 
 
Side view- broad green style and white
 
srigmas   
 
 
Close-up of style and feathery stigmas
 
 
Side view of  tepals, style and stigmas
 
just showing
 
 
Side views - styles, stigmas, beginning
 
of capsule 
 
 
Capsules inside swollen capsules
 
 
Triangular fruits - ackenes. White,
 
waxy tepals
 
 
 
Leaves and stem