ear floret
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006354
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: florete de la espiga (Spanish)
- exact: 雌穂小花 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A small, pistillate flower (PO:0025599) that is part of a ear spikelet (PO:0006320). [source: PMID:12015291, POC:Laurel_Cooper, POC:Ramona_Walls]
- Comment
- The ear floret (PO:0006354) initiates both carpels (PO:0009030) and stamens (PO:0009029), but all stamens abort during development. Found in Zea spp.
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