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Grade 12th passBotany

presence of pappus is the characteristic of which fruit?
  1. Caryopsis
  2. Cypsela
  3. Achene
  4. Samara

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Sumit Majumdar
11 Years ago
Dear student,
Presence of pappus is the characteristic of Achene.
The fruit of the Asteraceae is achene-like. It may sometimes be winged or spiny because of the pappus, which is derived from calyx tissue often remains on the fruit.
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