Capitatus
/kap-ih-TAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: capitata, capitatum
A floral arrangement epithet describing flowers or other structures arranged in a compact, spherical or flattened head — like a dense button or globe. Plants with this epithet often have the bold, graphic quality of ball-shaped flower clusters. Appears as capitatus (masculine), capitata (feminine), or capitatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin capitatus, meaning "having a head," from caput/capitis (head).
Example
“Trifolium capitatum (head clover) and various Scabiosa capitata selections produce the characteristic tight, globular flower heads that give this epithet its visual shorthand.”