Inflorescence in flowering plants
Inflorescence is the part of the plant which is concerned with the production of flowers. It may or may not be distinct from the vegetative part. Thus, in some annual plants the entire branch system of the shoot may be regarded as an inflorescence, whilst in biennials the second year's growth may also be regarded. Inflorescences are classified according to the type of branching into indeterminate or racemose and determinate or cymose.
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