blomhuvud

Blomhuvud is a Swedish noun meaning "flower head." The term is formed from blom ("flower") and huvud ("head") and is used to describe the part of a flower that bears the reproductive organs. In everyday language and in some descriptive horticultural contexts, blomhuvud is used to convey the visual impression of a flower’s central mass as a single unit.

In botanical terminology, more technical terms such as capitulum (especially for plants in the Asteraceae family) or a description of the inflorescence type are preferred. Thus blomhuvud tends to be informal or poetic rather than a precise scientific label.

Because it is not a standardized technical term, blomhuvud can be applied broadly to various flower heads without specifying the arrangement of florets. It may appear in garden guides, nature writing, or educational materials intended for general audiences.

See also: capitulum, inflorescence, florets.