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Anthodium inflorescence is characteristic of
Anthodium inflorescence is characteristic of
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The correct option is A Sun flower
Anthodium inflorescence is characteristic of sunflower. Sunflower belongs to Asteraceae.The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are cauducous. They bear one or
several to many wide, terminal capitula (flower heads), with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon disc florets inside. Several
ornamental cultivars have red-colored ray florets. Indeterminate simple inflorescences are generally called as racemose anthodium inflorescence. The main kind of racemose inflorescence is the raceme and the other kind of racemose inflorescences can all be derived from this one by dilation, compression, swelling or reduction of the different axes.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Anthodium inflorescence is characteristic of sunflower. Sunflower belongs to Asteraceae.The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are cauducous. They bear one or
several to many wide, terminal capitula (flower heads), with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon disc florets inside. Several
ornamental cultivars have red-colored ray florets. Indeterminate simple inflorescences are generally called as racemose anthodium inflorescence. The main kind of racemose inflorescence is the raceme and the other kind of racemose inflorescences can all be derived from this one by dilation, compression, swelling or reduction of the different axes.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
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