Term:
Radiate capitulum (head)
Radiate capitulum (head)
Definition:
Inflorescence of Asteraceae with marginal ray flowers and central disk flowers.
Inflorescence of Asteraceae with marginal ray flowers and central disk flowers.
Glossary Details:
Title: An inflorescence of an Asteraceae. Drawing by B. Angell.
Description: An inflorescence of an Asteraceae with a radiate capitulum (head). This type of inflorescence has ray flowers around the margin and disk flowers in the middle. From the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. Part 1 (Mori et al., 1997).