- The
cheilocystidia are 17–29 x 5.5–11, hyaline, fusoid-ventricose,
subpyriform or mucronate,
often with an
elongated neck at the apex
which is 2–4.5...
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whelk typically reach 5 to 8 inches in length. The s**** is
smooth and
subpyriform (generally pear-shaped), with a
large body
whorl and a
straight siphonal...
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hypanthium and 15–20 stamens. By late
summer it
produces small,
globose to
subpyriform pomes, 0.7–1.5 cm in diameter, yellow‑brown and
densely covered in pale...
- nest
during egg laying. The eggs
shape are
pointed oval to
pyriform and
subpyriform to
ovate pyriform and
usually the
latter eggs are
elongate ovate. Their...
- is
cylindrical and
tapers gradually towards the base. The
aperture is
subpyriform,
bluish on the interior, and only
slightly oblique. The
columella is...
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obscurely 2-4-lobed.
Capsules 11–16 x 10–13 mm, 2(-3)-valved,
subglobose to
subpyriform, apiculate, coriaceous.
Mucilage bright yellow to orange-yellow. Seeds...
- contracted, and the
suture is
superficial and margined. The
aperture is
subpyriform,
angled at the top, with a
short and
broad siphonal canal below, slightly...
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lines of
growth which conform to the
posterior sinus. The
aperture is
subpyriform. The
outer lip is thin. The
inner lip is
callused with a
noticeable groove...
- ridges,
which are
slightly nodulous at the intersections. The
aperture is
subpyriform. The
outer lip is thin, sharp,
variced externally,
slightly sulcate within...
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typically five
styles and 15–21
stamens arranged in two rings.
Fruit is a
subpyriform (somewhat pear‑shaped) pome
about 3 cm in diameter, green‑yellow when...
