<p>A flower with 5 wavy petals. The flower is only slightly darker than the mottled tan stone it is on.</p>
<p>Monocot flowers have three petals. Palm trees typically have very small flowers attached by hundreds to a branching structure. Commonly only the more robust brachs of the flower are preserved. This specimen has the three brachs and the three petals. Catalog number FOBU847.</p>
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