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148:Angiosperms
1783:Categories
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1515:Plant List
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815:2017-08-16
790:14 January
751:8 December
733:USDA, NRCS
677:18 October
633:References
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455:the Azores
451:California
416:Mozambique
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1359:FloraBase
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375:shrub
248:Spach
168:Clade
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142:Clade
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1735:POWO
1722:ITIS
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1688:7183
1683:GRIN
1670:GBIF
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