Glossary: capitate

Definition:

  1. like the head of a pin (as in the stigma of some flowers or in some gland-bearing hairs);
  2. collected into compact head-like clusters (as the florets of the Asteraceae).

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-26

Hyde, M.A. (2026). UK Flora: Glossary details: capitate.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=107, retrieved 2 November 2026

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