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Salal
Gaultheria shalon
1998
The five petals have fused to form a tiny urn that dangles in the fog. Inside, the ten awned anthers form a circle around base of the female stigma; they have opened and their pollen is ripe for dispersal. The stigma, however, is exerted outside the flower. This encourages cross pollination.
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