disk flower

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025332
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: disc floret
exact: disk floret
exact: flor del disco (Spanish)
exact: 中心花 (Japanese)
Definition
A small flower (PO:0009046) in the center of a head-type (capitulum) inflorescence (PO:0009049). [source: ISBN:9781842464229]
Comment
Found in the Asteraceae. May be actinomorphic or bilabiate, often bisexual. Usually surrounded by and different in form from ray flowers (PO:0025331).

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