Spadix (botany)
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In botany, a spadix is a type of inflorescence having small flowers borne on a fleshy stem. Spadices are typical of the family Araceae, the arums or aroids. The spadix is typically surrounded by a lea
Elephant ear or ape flower (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green-, rose-, and cream-colored spathe
Anthurium scherzerianum inflorescence with spathe and spadix
Spadix of Spathiphyllum floribundum
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) spadix at the United States Botanic Garden
Araceae
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The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclo
Spadix (botany)
…In botany, a spadix (pl.: spadices) is a type of inflorescence having small flowers borne on a fleshy stem. Spadices are typical of the family Araceae, the arums or aroids. The spadix is typically surrounded by a leaf-like curved bract known as a spathe. For example, the "flower" of the well known…
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum RTBG
Snake lily, Dracunculus vulgaris, in Crete
Arrowleaf elephant ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, 2 or 3 metres tall