This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Floret
A small flower, usually part of a cluster. This feature helps explain how flowers are arranged, how pollination happens, or how seeds begin to form.
Did you know?
Each small disk in the center of a sunflower is an individual floret capable of producing one seed.
The Purdue Arboretum is a collaboration between the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Administrative Operations