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How many chromosomes in poinsettia?

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Poinsettias can have anywhere from 5 to 12 petals. This holiday flower is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant to America in 1825.

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There are several types of petunias. They have between 27 to 30 chromosomes.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1601-5223.1937.tb02664.x/pdf

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