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Also Known As	rose family

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Strawberry rose Pear hawthorn Amygdaloideae Spiraeoideae Rosoideae Maloideae Dasiphora serviceberry Saxifragaceae Cannabaceae Urticaceae Ulmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae Bruniaceae Connaraceae Crassulaceae Cunoniaceae

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