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Notocactus magnificus, showing basal dehiscence of the fruit    
You saw the flowers and plant in the previous gallery. The tiny brown things spilling out of the cracks at the base of the fruit are seeds. If you’re ever on Jeopardy, and the answer is: “The botanical term for the splitting of the bottom of a fruit,” you can shout out “What is basal dehiscence!”   (18/32)   

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