In botany, a panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers be pedicellate. The branches of a panicle are ofte
Sorbus glabrescens corymb with fruit
A raceme or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base
Panicle
…spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are often racemes. A panicle may have determinate or indeterminate growth. This type of inflorescence is largely characteristic of grasses, such as oat and crabgrass…
The inflorescence of a Phalaenopsis orchid is a typical raceme.
The inflorescence of Spathoglottis plicata, a terrestrial orchid, is a typical raceme
Tightly packed raceme of Xeronema callistemon, with prominent red stamens
Every radiating unit in this inflorescence of a Cyperus sedge is a spikelet composed of small flowers (florets) arranged in two ranks