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Solving the puzzle of mirror-image flowers

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The genetically controlled orientation of floral sex organs encourages cross-pollination.

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Figure 1: The 'mirror-image' flowers of Solanum rostratum.

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Figure 2: Enantiostyly influences mating patterns in experimental arrays of Solanum rostratum.

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