Question

Name the following:

Arrangement of flowers on the floral axis of a plant.

Answer 1

Inflorescence:

1. It is the mode of arrangement of flowers on the axis of a given plant.
2. In plants where flowers are small and inconspicuous, flowers form clusters, sharing a common stalk, i.e., the central axis.
3. This clustering of the flower is called inflorescence, e.g., sunflower.