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ophis: chinese crab in bloom
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ophis: ring of up to twenty white filaments surrounds 3-5 styles united atop ovary
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ophis: anthers pale yellow, petals free and clawed
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ophis: stamens attached in ring to hypanthium and nectariferous at base
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ophis: pedicels, hypanthia, and sepals tomentose
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ophis: leaves and flowers borne in fascicles
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ophis: leaf undersides sparsely tomentose
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ophis: leaves variable, the teeth sometimes sharp and ascending, sometimes blunt and appressed