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Inflorescences

 18-Cyme

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Another example of a cyme. This is of burning bush (Euonymus alata).

Inflorescences that are basically cymes are very common in plants, yet most cymes are modified in some way. Usually, flowers on one side of a branch are suppressed.

Photo by K. R. Robertson of plants cultivated at the University of Illinois.
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