Q. Which one of the following families shoes both freedom and fusion in four successive whorls of the flower from exterior in different members?
A) Malvaceae
B) Solanaceae
C) Asteraceae
D) Liliaceae
Explanation
Perianth is of six tepals in two whorls of three each (3+3). They are free or united (e.g., Allium). The perianth segments are usually petaloid and the two whorls are generally undifferentiated into calyx and corolla.
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