Glossary: raceme

Definition:

an inflorescence whose growing points continue to add to the inflorescence and in which there is usually no terminal flower The youngest flowers are therefore nearest the apex. The flowers are borne along a single axis and are stalked.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-26

Hyde, M.A. (2026). UK Flora: Glossary details: raceme.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=595, retrieved 2 November 2026

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