Synonyms:
Racemes, Racemiform, Racemiforms
Raceme An elongated cluster of flowers on a stalk. This feature helps explain how flowers are arranged, how pollination happens, or how seeds begin to form.
Glossary: Flower / inflorescence morphology
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Synonyms:
Rachillas, rhachilla, Rhachilla, Rhachillas
Rachilla The axis of a grass or sedge spikelet; a small rachis
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Rachises, rhachis, Rhachis, Rhachises
Rachis The central rib of a compound leaf or flower cluster
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Receptacles
Receptacle The part of a flower that holds all the floral structures together. It is located at the top of the flower stalk, where the petals, sepals, stamens, and carpels are attached. Did You Know? In some plants, the receptacle becomes part of the fruit. For example, the fleshy edible portion of a strawberry develops primarily from the enlarged receptacle, while the tiny "seeds" on…
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Resupinates
Resupinate Upside down, due to twisting of the pedicel, as in the flowers of some orchids
