Poaceae
15-Spikelet and caryopsis
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| This is one spikelet of wheat (Triticum aestivale) that is in fruit. A palea has been removed from the floret in the lower left to show the fruit, a caryopsis. A caryopsis is much like an achene, except that the seed coat is fused to the pericarp. |