Inflorescence Types
Inflorescence refers to how the flowers are arranged on the stem
| corymb - appears to have a flat top, with the outer flowers opening first |
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| cyme - more or less flat topped, with outer flowers opening last. There are several types of cyme arrangements. |
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| composite head - a dense cluster of ray and disk flowers on a very short axis |
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| umbel - usually flat topped with pedicles and peduncles arising from a common point; resembles an opened umbrella | |
| spike - unbranched, elongated, simple, without individual flower stems (sessile) | |
| spathe and spadix - a thick, fleshy flower spike (spadix) surrounded by a leaf or bract (spathe) |
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| solitary - a single flower |
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| raceme - simple with pedicelled flowers | |
| panicle - branched flower; the individual branches are either raceme or corymb-like |
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