(In Cyperaceae and Gramineae/Poaceae) structure of two sterile bracts (the glumes) with a small axis and a number of florets (each consisting of lemma, palea and flower).
A secondary spike or part of a compound spike; in grasses a group of one or more flowers.
Diminutive of spike; the minute densely bracteate spike of a grass.
A structure of two sterile bracts (glumes) with a short axis and a number of florets (each consisting of lemma, palea and flower) in Poaceae and Cyperaceae.
The basic unit of the flowers of grasses, consisting of one or more petal-less flowers and an accompanying bract or two.
In a compound inflorescence, a secondary spike of flowers, especially in the Cyperaceae family.
The basic unit of the inflorescences of grasses, consisting of one or more tiny petal-less flowers hidden between bracts, which may be arranged in overlapping rows.