upper floret of sessile spikelet of ear
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006352
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: florete superior de la espiguilla sésil de la espiga (Spanish)
- exact: 雌穂(花)の無柄小穂の上位小花 (Japanese)
- Definition
- An ear floret that is one of the two florets placed above the lower floret on a sessile spikelet rachilla of an ear inflorescence. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, POC:Ramona_Walls]
- Comment
- This floret usually develops into a functional one.
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