A sunflower, such as this cultivated Garden Sunflower
has a composite inflorescence.
In the center of the inflorescence is a cluster of disc florets; in the Garden Sunflower the disc florets produce seeds.
On the outside is a cluster of ray florets; in the Cup Plant the ray florets produce seeds.
The False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) can produce seeds from both disc and ray florets.
Other composite plants include:
