inflorescences

A curiosity of the water hyacinth is that, in floating plants, the flower heads or inflorescences bend downwards one or two days after flowering,, submerging themselves in the water.

Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth 2008

A curiosity of the water hyacinth is that, in floating plants, the flower heads or inflorescences bend downwards one or two days after flowering,, submerging themselves in the water.

Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth 2008

Very small, individual, simple flowers (florets) are grouped in inflorescences called spikelets, which are subtended by small leaf-like bracts, the glumes.

Grasses 2009

Grasses are highly specialized monocots distinguished by certain characteristics of the stems, leaves, and inflorescences.

Grasses 2009

Growing to five feet or more, the silvery inflorescences turn to a pleasing straw color and will last well into winter for interest and wildlife habitat.

The Six Degrees Of Favorite Plants-SL Blogathon « Fairegarden 2009

Whilethe earliest potential fossil grass pollen was described from late Cretaceous sediments, the oldest reliable megafossil grass fossils were spikelets and inflorescences from the latest Paleocene (about 58 mya).

Grasses 2009

Maybe the sunlight helps the colors appear brighter and richer, or maybe the inflorescences have finally fully opened the entire length of the stalk.

Muhly Watch Friday « Fairegarden 2009

Its grey leaves and pale yellow inflorescences inspire differing emotions in different people, or even in the same people at different times.

Sagebrush 2008

The inflorescences are, as described above, composed of small, pale yellow flowers; they appear in late summer on the ends of the branches.

Sagebrush 2008

The plants are getting quite large, so the inflorescences should be impressive.

Foxgloves « Fairegarden 2008