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Inflorescences

 10-Raceme

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Raceme- an indeterminate inflorescence in which a main axis produces a series of flowers on lateral stalks, the oldest at the base and the youngest at the top. adj. racemose.

The example on the left is black cherry (Prunus serotina) and the one on the right is field-cress (Lepidium campestre).

Photos by K. R. Robertson of plants growing at the University of Illinois.
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