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Chapter 10. Fabaceae: The pea family

Annuals, perennials, shrubs, and small trees with nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots, and alternate, often compound leaves with stipules. Stipules are sometimes modified into ... the lateral wind petals guide insects to the center of the flower, and the two lower keel petals form the landing surface for arriving pollinators (paloverde ...

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