upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006350
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: florete superior de la espiguilla pedicelada de la espiga (Spanish)
- exact: 雌穂(花)の有柄小穂の上位小花 (Japanese)
- Definition
- An ear floret that is the upper of the two florets of a pedicellate spikelet rachilla of an ear inflorescence. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, POC:erw]
- Comment
- The upper floret on the ear usually develops into a functional one.
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