Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

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Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea) with bumble bee
Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea) with bumble bee. Photo by Mary Free

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Four whorls of a native Stellaria pubera (star chickweed) flower:
5 green sepals; 5 deeply-notched, white petals; 10 orange-red stamens;
and a pale-yellow ovary with 3 styles at its apex. Photo © Elaine Mills

Four whorls of a native Stellaria pubera (star chickweed) flower consists of: five green sepals; five deeply-notched, white petals; ten orange-red stamens; and a pale-yellow ovary withn three styles.

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