Question

What type of inflorescence is a sunflower?

Answer 1

Sunflower:

1. The sunflower is considered an annual plant of the family Asteraceae
2. This is the largest family of flowering plants.
3. The ovary of each flower is located below the attachment of the corolla and the stamens. A condition called epigynous or inferior.

Inflorescence:

1. Depending on the variety, the inflorescence may include ray flowers, disk flowers, or both.
2. It contains a capitulum which is the characteristic inflorescence of sunflowers