Origins of flower morphology
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Endress, Peter K.
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Flowers evolved in many steps, probably starting long before flowering plants (angiophytes) originated. Certain parts of flowers are conservative and have not changed much during evolution; others are evolutionarily highly plastic. Here conservative features are discussed and an attempt