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Are there any naturally occurring conjoined flowers?

As in multiple flowers coming from the same body, like branches coming from the same tree? 67.165.185.178 (talk) 17:47, 20 November 2022 (UTC).

Do you mean Fasciation? Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:04, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

No. I wonder if I'm thinking about bushes, that can have multiple flowers sprouting out? 67.165.185.178 (talk) 01:07, 21 November 2022 (UTC).

Depends on how close together you want them to be. Nearly every flowering plant produces many flowers at once. A bunch of flowers clustered together on one branch is an inflorescence. ℰmi1y_⧼T·C⧽ 08:56, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

What we think of as a single dandelion flower actually consists of many tiny flowers, packed tightly together on a joint base. Each individual tiny flower produces its own tiny seed with a stalk ending in a downy "parasol".  --Lambiam 10:44, 21 November 2022 (UTC)