bundle (not recommended) |
= fascicle |
nominative |
inflorescence |
A cluster of pedicellate flowers that are inserted very close together and little if at all divergent from one another, the whole sessile or subsessile. |
headed 1 |
= capitate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more capitula. |
dichasium pl. dichasia |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
Determinate and falsely dichotomous with each axial segment bearing a sessile terminal flower and either a pair of opposite pedicellate lateral flowers or a pair of opposite lateral branches. See also cincinnus, cyme, cymule, helicoid cyme, monochasium, scorpioid cyme. |
…floral |
= …flowered |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the number of flowers indicated by the prefix; as in bifloral, multifloral, oligofloral, unifloral. |
fascicle |
= bundle (not recommended) |
nominative |
inflorescence |
A cluster of pedicellate flowers that are inserted very close together and little if at all divergent from one another, the whole sessile or subsessile. |
thyrsate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more thyrses. |
glome |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A rounded cluster of sessile or subsessile flowers that are inserted very close together and oriented divergently, the whole more or less hemispheric and sessile or subsessile. |
fascicled 1 |
= bundled (not recommended), fasciculate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more fascicles. |
bundled 1 (not recommended) |
= fascicled, fasciculate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more fascicles. |
thyrse |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
An elongate, indeterminate main axis bearing numerous lateral branches, each the principal axis of a cymose subdivision. |
raceme |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
An elongate, unbranched main axis bearing pedicellate flowers inserted singly along it. |
glomerate |
= agglomerate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more glomes. |
glomerulate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more glomerules; esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
fasciculate 1 |
= bundled (not recommended), fascicled |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more fascicles. |
catkin |
= ament |
nominative |
inflorescence |
Elongate, more or less flexible and spike-like, often unisexual, the central axis bearing numerous diminutive flowers inserted either singly or in cymules, the pedicels or secondary axes subtended by small, paleaceous bracts or scales, the whole often deciduous as a unit. |
catkinate |
= amentate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more catkins. |
glomerule |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A compact cluster of capitula (heads), sometimes subtended by an involucre; thus, a compound capitulum (head); esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
ament |
= catkin |
nominative |
inflorescence |
Elongate, more or less flexible and spike-like, often unisexual, the central axis bearing numerous diminutive flowers inserted either singly or in cymules, the pedicels or secondary axes subtended by small, paleaceous bracts or scales, the whole often deciduous as a unit. |
racemose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more racemes. |
monochasiate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more simple or compound monochasia. See also cincinnate, cymose, cymulose, dichasiate, helicoid-cymose, scorpioid-cymose. |
amentate |
= catkinate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more aments. |
spadicate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Generally spicate but with the flowers embedded in a thick, fleshy axis, the whole subtended and usually partially or wholly enveloped by a large bract (spathe). |
capitate 1 |
= headed |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more capitula. |
monochasium pl. monochasia |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
Determinate and falsely dichotomous with each axial segment bearing a single, sessile terminal flower; presumably derived from a dichasium by loss of the lateral flowers. See also cincinnus, cyme, cymule, dichasium, helicoid cyme, scorpioid cyme. |
trigamous |
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reproduction |
inflorescence |
Bearing flowers of three differing sexual constitutions; esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |