Smooth coneflower at a powerline right-of-way

Smooth coneflower is a composite, a cluster of flowers grouped together to form a single flower-like structure. Each single flower is referred to as a floret. The combined cluster is referred to as inflorescence.

Photo by: Caroline S. Krom, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June 6, 2017 at a power-line right of way in Granville County, NC