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- Group 1Lycophytes, Monilophytes
- Group 2Gymnosperms
- Group 3Monocots
- Group 4Woody angiosperms with opposite or whorled leaves
- Group 5Woody angiosperms with alternate leaves
- Group 6Herbaceous angiosperms with inferior ovaries
- Group 7Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries and zygomorphic flowers
- Group 8Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, and 2 or more distinct carpels
- Group 9Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, connate petals, and a solitary carpel or 2 or more connate carpels
- Group 10Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, distinct petals or the petals lacking, and 2 or more connate carpels
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- Section Phyllostachyae
Section Phyllostachyae
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1a. Carpellate scales 1.6–2.2 mm wide, green with a hyaline margin 0.3–0.8 mm wide; uppermost spike with 3–29 staminate flowers; perigynia 1.2–1.7 mm wide; stigmas long, filiform, strongly papillose
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1b. Carpellate scales (2–) 2.5–6.5 mm wide, green throughout; uppermost spike with 2 or 3 staminate flowers; perigynia 1.9–3.2 mm wide; stigmas short, clavate-thickened, minutely papillose
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