flower pedicel
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0009052
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: pedicelo (Spanish)
- exact: 小花柄 (Japanese)
- Definition
- An inflorescence branch (PO:0009081) that supports an individual flower (PO:0009046) in an inflorescence (PO:0009049). [source: ISBN:0716710072, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- The bracteoles are borne on the pedicel, which terminates in a flower. A pedicel is the ultimate branch in an inflorescence.
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