| 31. | Above the base are upturned leafless sticks which the triffid drums against its stem.
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| 32. | Mature plants are usually leafless, with stipules fusing into scales to replace leaves.
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| 33. | The upper stems are generally leafless and hold cyme inflorescences of bright blue flowers.
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| 34. | The stems are covered with many leafless side-branches that may fall off.
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| 35. | Some plants have only scale-like leaves and appear leafless at first glance.
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| 36. | Trees will be leafless by Labor Day.
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| 37. | Cormorants dry their stubby wings in the sun while hawks sit motionless on leafless branches.
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| 38. | The berries, shunned by birds, remain on leafless branches throughout much of winter.
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| 39. | Trees bursting with fall colors are interspersed between evergreens and leafless, stark gray trees.
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| 40. | It grows to 30 60 cm tall, and is leafless most of the year.
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