ray floret


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ray floret

any of the sterile marginal flowers radiating from the inflorescence in a composite flower such as the daisy.
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The achenes of the ray florets, which possess markedly incurved corky margins (Fig.
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In the second mutation, which results in the tubular florets, the insertion of a "jumping gene" disrupts the ability of the plant to produce normal ray florets.
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The outer, showier ray florets are fertile and are simply five petals that have all been fused together.
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Collerette dahlias have a single row of outer ray florets which form a disc.
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They are members of the Compositae or Sunflower family with a central head composed of many tubular florets surrounded by ray florets with showy, strap-like petals.
The pioneers--for sunny gardens: Black-Eyed Susan, Gaillardia & Coneflower. (2002 Feature Section--Landscape Design)

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