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Which of these is the odd one out?

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Five flowers you can eat

Flower cookery has been traced back to Roman times:

ffljita In the past, carnation petals were soaked in winę or used to decorate cakes.

Nasturtium and cornflower W* petals have a sweet, spicy flavor similar to watercress.

sSfe Marigold petals can taste spicy, bitter, tangy, or peppery.

jgifr Young dandelions taste sweet, but maturę ones are bitter.

jjfc In China, peony petals are boiled and sweetened for a dessert treat.

(90 cm) The width of the world’s largest flower, Rafflesia

The number of weeks that it takes a mouse-ear cress to complete its life cycle

The number of watermeal flowers, the world’s smallest, that could fit on a pinhead

(100 m) The height of the Tasmanian swamp gum, the world’s tallest flowering plant

The known number of species of flowering plants

Adonis

Daphne

Lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis

Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Blasts from the past

Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Angel’s trumpet

Datura innoxia

Magnolias

Among the first flowering plants to evolve, these are woody shrubs and trees, often with large flowers.

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Carrots

The plants in this family have hollow stems and smali, aromatic flowers on umbrella-like flower stalks.

Peas

Many plants from this group are grown as crops, including clover, beans, lentils, peas, and peanuts.

Sunflowers

This is the second-largest plant family, with 23,000 species, from daisies to dandelions and lettuce.

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Autumn crocus

Colchicum

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