Consider a plant with a compound umbel inflorescence. If each ray of the main umbel bears a small, condensed cyme instead of a single flower, how would this modified inflorescence be BEST classified, and what advantage might this structure confer?
Cyme of umbels; enhanced seed dispersal
Compound raceme of umbels; protection from herbivores
Compound umbel of cymes; increased flower number and display area
Hypanthodium; trap for pollinators
Related Questions
In which type of inflorescence do the flowers mature from the periphery towards the center?
Basipetal
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Acropetal
The order of opening of flower parts from the periphery towards the centre, is called
Acropetal
Centripetal
Centrifugal
Basipetal
