Plant Inflorescences AGR 161: Unit C

1
Plant InflorescencesAGR 161 Unit C

• Found on Internet Unknown Source
• Edited By Jennifer Stewart

2
Objectives

• Recognize flower inflorescences

3
What are the types of Inflorescenses?

• Panicle Inflorescence (oats, some grasses)
• branched structure at tip of stem

4
Oats
5
What are the types of Inflorescenses?

• Spike Inflorescence (wheat, barley) spikelets
  attached directly to stem.

6
Wheat
7
What are the types of Inflorescenses?

• Raceme Inflorescence (mustard, rapeseed)
• single flowers attached to stalk or stem.

8
Mustard Seed
9
What are the types of Inflorescenses?

• Head Inflorescence (sunflower)
• enlarged stem receptacle

10
Sunflower
11
Review

• What are the four types of flower inflorescences?
• Give examples of each type.