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ray flower
Term Information
Accession
PO:0025331
Name
ray flower
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
flor del rayo (Spanish, exact), ray floret (exact), 舌状花 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A small pistillate flower (PO:0025599) on the margin of a head-type (capitulum) inflorescence (PO:0009049).
Source:
POC:Laurel_Cooper,
ISBN:9781842464229
Comment
Found in the Asteraceae, surrounding the disk flowers (PO:0025332). Usually zygomorphic, and different in form from disk flowers. Usually pistillate but sterile.
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None
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