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| A dense group of similar structures growing more or less from the same point, as in a tuft of leaflets growing from a leaf axil or a tuft of stems arising from the base of a plant. | ||
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| Figure
A. Tufts
of
leaflets
at
nodes
along
stems. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) |
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| Figure
B. Tufts
of
flowers
along
branches
of
redbud. (Cercis canadensis) |
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