Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa

Which of the following types of inflorescence is present in grasses? 

Option: 1

Catkin


Option: 2

 Spikelet 


Option: 3

Panicle 


Option: 4

 All of these 


Answers (1)

best_answer
 

Racemose Inflorescence and Its Types - Category A

Category A: Main axis elongated

 Spike:

  • The main axis is elongated.
  • The flowers are sessile and are borne on the main axis directly.
  • Examples - Amaranthus, Bottlebrush, etc
  • A small spike with a few small bracteate flowers is called the spikelet.
  • Examples - Oats and grasses.
  • A compound spike is one in which the main axis is branched and the branches bear spikes or spikelets.
  • It is called the spike of spikelets.
  • Example - Wheat

  

 A small spike with a few small bracteate flowers is called the spikelet. Examples - Oats and grasses. 

Posted by

Ritika Harsh

View full answer

NEET 2024 Most scoring concepts

    Just Study 32% of the NEET syllabus and Score up to 100% marks