What Are Ray Florets and Disc Florets

Ray florets comprise the outer ring of often brightly coloured ‘petals’, while disc florets form the centre of the flower head.

What is difference between ray floret and disc floret?

Ray florets are ligulate and zygomorphic, with a showy corolla (petals) and aborted stamens, and play an important role in attracting pollinators. The central disc florets with fertile pollens are radially symmetrical and hermaphroditic, and are used for reproduction in chrysanthemum (Additional file 1).

What is ray floret and disc floret in Sunflower?

Flowers in the Asteraceae (Sunflower family) are really composed of many tiny flowers called as florets. There are two types of florets: ray florets and disc florets. Disk florets make up the centre of a flower head. They are complete, actinomorphic and bisexual.