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ophis: lusty weed
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ophis: leaves pubescent underneath
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ophis: nascent spike
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ophis: flowers with hooded bracts in bud
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ophis: stigmas emerge first
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ophis: stamens dragged by elongating filaments from reflexed lobes of membranous corollas
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ophis: anthers appear empty on emergence
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ophis: stout 4 cm caudex
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ophis: new roots above, old ones below