inflorescences
Grouped floral arrangements
Inflorescences is the plural of inflorescence, the arrangement of flowers on a plant stem.
Botany distinguishes types by how flowers cluster: a spike has flowers along an unbranched stem, an umbel radiates from a single point like an umbrella, a raceme dangles flowers on short stalks.
The plant produces dense inflorescences in early summer.
Small individual bloom
- bractLeaflike floral structure
- peduncleFlower-bearing stalk
- pedicelIndividual flower's stem
- rachisCentral supporting shaft
axis · receptacle · spathe · lemma · whorl · node · internode · branching
Branched raceme cluster
- spikeSharp rise or point
- umbelRadial flower cluster
- racemeUnbranched flower cluster
- catkinPendulous tree flower spike
helicoid · compound · simple · determinate · indeterminate · solitary · fascicle · spikelet
Dividing via sharp edge
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- forcingCompelling through pressure
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
ornamental · cultivar · display · bouquet · spray · florist · dried · pressed
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- beesWinged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
hummingbirds · wind-pollinated · attractant · reward · fragrance · coloration · cross-pollination · self-pollination
Study of structural forms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
adaptation · diversity · variation · homology · convergence · phenology · ontogeny · meristem
floret
Small individual bloom
rachis · axis · receptacle · spathe · lemma · whorl · node · internode · branching · arrangement
panicle
Branched raceme cluster
catkin · helicoid · compound · simple · determinate · indeterminate · solitary · fascicle · spikelet · head
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- deadheadingRemoving wilted flowers
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- forcingCompelling through pressure
arrangement · ornamental · cultivar · display · bouquet · spray · florist · dried · pressed · ikebana
nectar
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- beesWinged pollinators
butterflies · hummingbirds · wind-pollinated · attractant · reward · fragrance · coloration · cross-pollination · self-pollination
morphology
Study of structural forms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- developmentProgress toward maturity
evolution · adaptation · diversity · variation · homology · convergence · phenology · ontogeny · meristem · primordium