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Interrupted

A condition in which flowers or clusters of flowers are not distributed continuously along the axis of the inflorescence, or are separated by gaps.
 

    Figure A.  Interrupted inflorescence of Carex sparganioides.

 

        Figure B.  Interrupted inflorescence of Mitella diphylla.

 

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