57 results for capitulum
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Glossary: C: capitulum
capitulum: A type of inflorescence, found mostly in the Asteraceae (aster family) composed of many flowers borne on an expanded receptacle and subtended by a common involucre (plural: capitula).
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Glossary: H: head
..."capitulum").
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Glossary: I: involucral bract
...the capitulum in Asteraceae; synonym "phyllary".
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Glossary: P: phyllary
...the capitulum in Asteraceae; synonym "involucral bract".
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Sericocarpus: Dichotomous Key
...each capitulum with 9–20 disk flowers 1b. Principal leaf blades linear to narrow-oblong, 2–12 mm wide, entire; each capitulum with 5–10 disk flowers
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Question: Thanks so much for your answer about Eutrochium ID! I wanted to …
...the capitulum is the structure in the white below. Thanks again, Phil Answer: Dear philterfeed, the capitulum is the flowerhead that makes up the array near the summit of the stem. In this genus, it...
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Question: Found in rocky/sandy powerline running through pitch pine-oak forest. Thanks!
...the capitulum. Best wishes.
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Genus: Hypochaeris (cat's-ear)
...the capitulum. Those from the margin are shorter and either are short-beaked or lack beaks, compared with the inner fruits, which are longer and have slender, apical beaks. Family: Asteraceae. This ...
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Question: Another wildflower found on the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail in Cheshire, MA August …
...a capitulum (i.e., flower head), so it is a member of the Asteraceae (composite family). It is consistent with species of Centaurea (knapweed), but I would need images of the capitulum from the side ...
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Helenium: Dichotomous Key
...per capitulum [Fig. 416]; disk flowers yellow; larger leaf blades coarsely toothed 2b. Ray flowers neutral, numbering mostly 8–13 per capitulum, rarely absent; disk flowers red-brown to p...