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How do the mint family and the verbena family differ in where the style arises from the ovary?
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The lilac-pink flowers of the water mint attract butterflies and beetles.
In the Lamiales order, the Lamiaceae (mint family) and Verbenaceae (verbena family) differ in the point of origin for the style on the ovary:
- Lamiaceae: The style arises deeply from within a central depression of the ovary.1
- Verbenaceae: The style is terminal, arising from the top of the ovary, or nearly so.12