Talk:Head (botany)

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"A head where the bracts form an involucre under the basis is called a capitulum - should that be basis, or base?
- Probably "base".
Ray and disc flowers or ray and disc florets?
- Either is fine. "floret" is a technical term for 'em. Asteraceae and Flower both mention "floret."
"The capitulum is considered the most evolved form of inflorescence" - most evolved seems a bit odd - most derived maybe? Guettarda 00:03, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
- Straight from the source. Circeus 01:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  - True, but it's a 1964 source. Guettarda 13:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
    - I think I might have to doublecheck, but I think it's a more recent reedition. It's no worse than the 1961 Lemon reference in Deciduous,IMHO. Circeus 19:21, 29 November 2006 (UTC)