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Head (botany)

Example of a flower head.
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Example of a flower head.

The term head has a technical meaning in botany. A head is a type of inflorescence, previously known as a composite flower — a structure composed of numerous individual flowers. Species of plants of the Family Asteraceae typically have flower heads.

Some flowers with umbels (Apiaceae) have flowers in such a proximity that they appear collectively like heads.

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