Cymose facts for kids

Two divergent cyme on their respective shoot

Cymose inflorescence (cyme) is a type of flowering shoot. The first inflorescence develops from the growing region at the top of the flower stalk. The younger shoots flower on the sides.

Images for kids

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  Aloe hereroensis, showing inflorescence with branched peduncle

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  Inflorescence of sessile disc florets forming the capitulum

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  Ebracteate inflorescence of Wisteria sinensis

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  Bracteate inflorescence of Pedicularis verticillata.

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  Leafy-bracted inflorescence of Rhinanthus angustifolius.

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  Leafy inflorescence of Aristolochia clematitis.

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  Lilium martagon (flower and subtending bract)

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  Solanum lycopersicum (concaulescence)

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  Tilia cordata (recaulescence)

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  Epilobium angustifolium

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  Plantago media (spike)

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  Iberis umbellata (racemose corymb)

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  Astrantia minor (umbel)

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  Arum maculatum (spadix)

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  Dipsacus fullonum (head)

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  Alnus incana (ament)

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  Bostryx (lateral and top view)

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  Hypericum perforatum (bostryx)

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  Drepanium (lateral and top view)

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  Gladiolus imbricatus (drepanium)

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  Cincinnus (lateral and top view)

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  Symphytum officinale (cincinnus)

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  Rhipidium (lateral and top view)

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  Canna sp. (rhipidium)

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  Silene dioica (dichasium)

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  Pelargonium zonale (umbelliform cyme)

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  Berberis vernae (botryoid)

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  Gentiana lutea (fascicles)

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  Lamium orvala (verticillaster)

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  Mentha longifolia ('spike')

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  Melilotus officinalis (homoeothetic compound raceme)

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  Hebe albicans (heterothetic compound raceme)

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  Lolium temulentum (compound spike)

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  Echinops ritro (compound capitulum)

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  Laserpicium latifolium (double umbel)

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  Vitis vinifera (panicle)

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  Sambucus nigra (cymose corymb)

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  Juncus inflexus (anthela)

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  Aesculus hippocastanum

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  Syringa vulgaris

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  Achillea sp. (heads in a corymb)

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  Hedera helix (umbels in a panicle)

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  Matricaria chamomilla (calathid)

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  Triticum aestivum (compound spikes, "spikes")

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  Oryza sativa (spikes in a panicle, "panicle")

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  Ficus carica (syconium)

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  Euphorbia tridentata (cyathium)

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  Euphorbia cyparissias (cyathia in an umbel)

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  (Coleus-false spike)