flower fascicle

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025323
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: bundle
exact: 花束 (Japanese)
exact: fascículo floral (Spanish)
exact: floral fascicle
Definition
A reproductive shoot system that is a second or higher order inflorescence in which the second or higher order inflorescence branch bears two or more flowers but is not elongated. [source: PMID:12644644]
Comment
A fascicle appears to be a cluster of flowers in an axil of a single bract of the main inflorescence. Fascicles are common in some sections of the Fabaceae, where they are second order inflorescences.

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