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Question
Differentiate between spike and spadix
Distinguish Between
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Solution
Spikes and spadixes are both types of inflorescence. Sessile blooms form a spike on an extended peduncle. The peduncle is also not meaty. In spadix, one to a few massive bracts termed spathes encircle the whole flower. In spadix, the peduncle is meaty.
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