Skip to main content

Floret

Definition

Small, individual flower. The ray and disc florets make up the compound flower in the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae), while the lemma, palea and included flower make up a floret in a grass plant. <a href="drawings.php?drawingID=2">See drawing of flower parts</a> and <a href="drawings.php?drawingID=14">drawing of parts of a grass plant.</a>

Reference

drawings.php?drawingID=2