Pseudanthium

Pseudanthium [ Botany ] (plural: Pseudanthia)	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: False flower

A pseudanthium is a special type of inflorescence, in which several flowers are grouped together that as whole appears to be a single flower, for example, the flower heads of the family Asteraceae or the cyathia in species of Euphorbia.

A pseudanthium (Greek: false flower) is a compact inflorescence of several to many small flowers which simulates a single flower. The real flowers of a pseudanthium are generally small and greatly reduced. Pseudanthia are particularly widely distributed in the family Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae (there the pseudanthia are called cyathia)
Pseudanthia are also found in the following plant families:
• Apiaceae
• Campanulaceae
• Centrolepidaceae
• Cornaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Hamamelidaceae
• Moraceae
• Poaceae
• Proteaceae
• Rubiaceae

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