involucre

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009100
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: 総苞 (Japanese)
exact: involucro (Spanish)
Definition
A collective phyllome structure composed of two or more involucral bracts at the base of a cluster of flowers, as found in Asteraceae or Compositae. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
The burs or bristles in Cenchrus and Pennisetum are not involucres because the fused structures are branches and not bracts.

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