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type of fruit
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Asterales and Asteraceae
- In Asteraceae: Fruit and seeds
- In Asterales: Asteraceae
Cyperaceae
- In Cyperaceae: Characteristic morphological features
strawberry
- In Rosales: Characteristic morphological features

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Achene.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 07, 2018
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Achene Structure, Development and Lipid Accumulation in Sunflower Cultivars Differing in Oil Content at Maturity.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 21, 2018
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Achene Structure, Development and Lipid Accumulation in Sunflower Cultivars Differing in Oil Content at Maturity.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 26, 2018
	Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Achene.	Parul Jain	Sep 12, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Achene.	Parul Jain	Sep 08, 2011
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Achene.	Parul Jain	Sep 08, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 07, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998