Indeterminate growth
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In biology and botany, indeterminate growth is growth that is not terminated, in contrast to determinate growth that stops once a genetically predetermined structure has completely formed. Thus, a pla
This inflorescence of the terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis plicata shows indeterminate growth; note that the opening of flowers and production of fruits is proceeding upwards on the shoot.
Cymose determinate inflorescences a. Myosotis b. Cerastium (dichasium) c. Sedum (scorpioid cyme) d. Scirpus lacustris (compound cyme) e. Dianthus (fascicle) f. Chenopodium album (sessile flowers in cymes) g. Salvia officinalis (cymule)
Flower
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Flowers, also known as blossoms and blooms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants. Typically, they are structured in four circular levels around the end of a stalk. These include: sepals
Indeterminate growth
…in contrast to determinate growth that stops once a genetically predetermined structure has completely formed. Thus, a plant that grows and produces flowers and fruit until killed by frost or some other external factor is called indeterminate. For example, the term is applied to tomato varieties that grow…
A dandelion inflorescence is made up of many small flowers grouped closely together to look like a single flower (a pseudanthium).
Floral diagram and formula for a Convolvulus
Diagram showing the floral organs within a developing rose flower, or rose bud
A hoverfly pollinating Oxalis pes-caprae