Inflorescence Basics for Grade 11

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Definition of Inflorescence

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Cluster of flowers on a branch

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Types of Inflorescence

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Racemose and Cymose

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Racemose Inflorescence

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Flowers bloom from base to top

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Cymose Inflorescence

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Flowers bloom from top to base

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Spike Inflorescence

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Sessile flowers on a stem

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Umbel Inflorescence

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Flowers with equal stalk length

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Head or Capitulum

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Dense cluster of sessile flowers

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Catkin Inflorescence

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Drooping spike, unisexual flowers

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Panicle Inflorescence

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Branched racemose inflorescence

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Compound Inflorescence

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Multiple simple inflorescences