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Capitulum inflorescence is characteristic feature of the family:

  1. Asteraceae

  2. Moraceae

  3. Poacaeae

  4. Brassicaceae
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Explanation

The capitulum (head) inflorescence, where many small flowers are densely packed on a receptacle, is the defining characteristic of Asteraceae (formerly Compositae). Other families listed have different inflorescence types - Moraceae has hypanthodium, Poaceae has spikelets, and Brassicaceae has racemes.

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