A slender, often pendulous, cylindrical racemose or spicate inflorescence with crowded (sub)sessile unisexual apetalous flowers, falling as a whole after fruiting.
Spike-like inflorescence (flower cluster), usually containing scaly bracts.
A flower spike, often pendent in a tree or shrub. The tiny flowers usually lack petals and bear only male or only female parts (example: pecan or willow catkins).
A tassel-like (usually pendulous) cluster of small unisexual flowers without petals, either staminate or pistillate.
A scaly, deciduous spike of flowers.
A pendant, lax, spikelike inflorescence, usually with many small bracts and inconspicuous flowers.
A long cluster of tiny, petalless flowers, often all one sex, also called an “ament.”
A slender, pendent cylindrical raceme or spike composed of crowded, sessile apetalous flowers.
The type of flower cluster, usually pendulous, found on such plants as willows or alders. The individual flowers, usually one sex only, are tiny and generally have no petals, being pollinated by the wind.
An inflorescence composed of many small, unisexual flowers that lack petals.
The type of flower cluster, usually pendulous, found on such plants as willows or alders. The individual flowers, usually of one sex only on each catkin, are tiny and generally have no petals, pollination being effected by the wind.
A dense spike of small male or female flowers, usually long and tassel-like.
A dense spike of small male or female flowers, usually long and tassel-like.
A downy or scaly spike of flowers produced by certain trees. They often hang down and can be commonly seen on willow and hazel trees.