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Species Names Describing Flowers

campanulata(um)(us)	bell-shaped
floribunda(um)(us)	free-flowering
grandiflora(um)(us)	large-flowered	eg. Coreopsis grandiflora
macropetala(um)(us)	many-petalled
nudiflora(um)(us)	flowers when without leaves
nutans	nodding
paniculata(um)(us)	panicle-shaped flower clusters	eg. Saxifraga paniculata
parviflora(um)(us)	small-flowered
pauciflora(um)(us)	few flowers
polyantha(um)(us)	many-flowered
racemosa(um)(us)	raceme-shaped flower clusters
spicata(um)(us)	flowers in spikes	eg. Liatris spicata
stellata(um)(us)	starry flowers	eg. Magnolia stellata
triflora(um)(us)	flowers in threes
umbellata(um)(us)	umble-shaped flower clusters
uniflora(um)(us)	one-flowered

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