The Magnolia flower has a number of features not found in many other flowers. Firstly the flower parts are in spirals not in whorls (rings). There are no green sepals just lots of white petal-like things (many more than the usual 3-5 that most flowering plants have), then lots of spirally-arranged stamens, then lots of free ovaries, also in a spiral. They are pollinated by beetles. Each ovary becomes a small fruit, with the entire fruiting structure somewhat cone-like. Each small fruit opens separately to release one seed. The seed has a fleshy coat called a sarcotesta.
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