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Also Known As	Anthophyta • Angiospermae • flowering plant • Magnoliophyta

Photos and Videos

Filigreed snake gourd flower

Cream-colored magnolia flower in full bloom on a tree branch, surrounded by large, glossy green leaves.

Cluster of vibrant pink moth orchid (Phalaenopsis genus) blossoms with white veining, set against a blurred green background.

A healthful pseudograin

Close-up of vibrant blue Vanda coerulea orchids with intricate purple and white patterns on their petals, set against green foliage.

Cape sundew trap

Rows of cherry trees covered in white blossoms stand in a grassy orchard under a clear blue sky in Germany.

Cluster of bright yellow-orange California poppy flowers (Eschscholzia californica) blooming among green foliage.

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Key People

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Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart

French botanist

Brown, Robert

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist

Bessey, c. 1910

Charles E. Bessey

American botanist

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John Bartram

American naturalist

Charles Chamberlain, 1925

Charles Joseph Chamberlain

American botanist

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