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An '''umbel''' is an [[inflorescence]] which consists of a number of short [[flower]] stalks (called [[pedicel]]s) which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs.
−Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as [[carrot]], [[parsley]], [[dill]], and [[fennel]] in the family [[Apiaceae]], and [[ivy]], [[aralia]] and [[fatsia]] in the family [[Araliaceae]]. +
−A compressed [[cyme]] is called '''umbelliform''' if it resembles an umbel.
−[[Category: plant morphology]]+[[Category: apiales]]
[[Image:QALace2675.JPG|240px|thumb|Umbels on [[Wild Carrot]] ''Daucus carota'' (Apiaceae)]]
[[Image:QALace2675.JPG|240px|thumb|Umbels on [[Wild Carrot]] ''Daucus carota'' (Apiaceae)]]
−[[Image:Fatsia japonica1.jpg|left|thumb|240px|An umbel on ''[[Fatsia|Fatsia japonica]]'' (Araliaceae)]]
[[Image:Fatsia japonica1.jpg|left|thumb|240px|An umbel on ''[[Fatsia|Fatsia japonica]]'' (Araliaceae)]]
−Corymbose or [[indeterminate]] [[cluster]] with [[branch]]es or rays arising from a common point and about equal in length, resembling framework of umbrella; [[umbel]]s are characteristic of the [[Umbellifera]].{{SCH}}
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