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Fig. 2. Lateral view of young flowering capitulum 
(Mathieson MTM1999). Photo: M.T. Mathieson. 
Fig. 3. Disc and ray florets on young flowering capitulum 
(Mathieson MTM1999). Photo: M.T. Mathieson. 
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