Umbel

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Umbel on Wild Carrot Daucus carota (Apiaceae)
Umbel on Wild Carrot Daucus carota (Apiaceae)
An umbel on Fatsia japonica (Araliaceae)
An umbel on Fatsia japonica (Araliaceae)

An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs.


Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as carrot, parsley, dill, and fennel in the family Apiaceae, and ivy, aralia and fatsia in the family Araliaceae.

A compressed cyme is called umbelliform if it resembles an umbel.