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Fruit:
Fragaria vesca
; Photo by Pierre-Selim, flickr.com
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Fragaria vesca
; Photo by Pierre-Selim, flickr.com
Seeds:
Fragaria vesca
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Seeds:
Fragaria vesca
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruits:
Geum triflorum
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Geum triflorum
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Malus angustifolia
; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Seeds:
Malus angustifolia
; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Fruit:
Malus domestica
; Photo by Lyndon Photography, Dried Botanical ID
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Malus domestica
; Photo by Lyndon Photography, Dried Botanical ID
Seed:
Malus domestica
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Seed:
Malus domestica
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Mespilus germanica
; Photo by Landahlauts, flickr.com
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Mespilus germanica
; Photo by Landahlauts, flickr.com
Fruits:
Photinia glabra
; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Photinia glabra
; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Seed:
Photinia melanocarpa
; Illustration by USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Seed:
Photinia melanocarpa
; Illustration by USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Fruits:
Prunus domestica,
pyrenes; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Prunus domestica,
pyrenes; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Prunus mahaleb,
pyrenes; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Prunus mahaleb,
pyrenes; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Seeds:
Prunus mahaleb
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Seeds:
Prunus mahaleb
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Prunus dulcis
, nut shelled and unshelled; Photo by F. Horst, wikimedia commons
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Prunus dulcis
, nut shelled and unshelled; Photo by F. Horst, wikimedia commons
Fruit:
Prunus cerasifera
var.
divaricata
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Prunus cerasifera
var.
divaricata
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruit:
Prunus cerasifera
var.
divaricata
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Prunus cerasifera
var.
divaricata
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruit:
Prunus
sp., part of pericarp removed to show endocarp; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Prunus
sp., part of pericarp removed to show endocarp; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seed:
Prunus
sp., seed (left) and broken endocarp (right); Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Seed:
Prunus
sp., seed (left) and broken endocarp (right); Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Rosa
sp., enlarged hypanthium (rosehip) in longitudinal section, showing achenes inside; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Rosa
sp., enlarged hypanthium (rosehip) in longitudinal section, showing achenes inside; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Pyrus pyrifolia
; Photo by F. Starr and K. Starr, Starr Environmental
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Pyrus pyrifolia
; Photo by F. Starr and K. Starr, Starr Environmental
Fruit:
Rhodotypos scandens
; Photo by R. Culos, wikimedia commons
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rhodotypos scandens
; Photo by R. Culos, wikimedia commons
Fruit:
Rhodotypos scandens
, pyrene; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rhodotypos scandens
, pyrene; Photo by T. Slotta, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Fruit:
Rosa
sp., enlarged hypanthium (rosehip) showing achenes inside; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rosa
sp., enlarged hypanthium (rosehip) showing achenes inside; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Rosa
sp., achenes; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rosa
sp., achenes; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Rosa canina
; Photo by J. Scher, Dried Botanical Tool
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rosa canina
; Photo by J. Scher, Dried Botanical Tool
Fruits:
Rubus
sp.; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Rubus
sp.; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Rubus moluccanus
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Rubus moluccanus
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Fruits:
Rubus moluccanus
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Rubus moluccanus
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Embryo:
Rubus moluccanus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Embryo:
Rubus moluccanus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruit:
Rubus parvifolius
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Fruit:
Rubus parvifolius
, pyrene without epicarp; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Rubus plicatus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Rosaceae
Embryo:
Rubus plicatus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruits:
Sanguisorba minor
; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Rosaceae
Fruits:
Sanguisorba minor
; Photo by S. Hurst, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Infructescence:
Sorbus aucuparia
; Photo by D. Teijgeman-Hansen, flickr.com
Rosaceae
Infructescence:
Sorbus aucuparia
; Photo by D. Teijgeman-Hansen, flickr.com