1. The inflorescence is a single cyathium or a dense cluster of many. 2. The inflorescence is a cyathium only two millimeters wide. 3. The false flower is in fact a cyathium surrounded by large, colorful bracts. 4. Each inflorescence is a cyathium , with flat white or red appendages surrounding the actual flowers. 5. The inflorescence is a cyathium occurring singly in the leaf axils or at the tip of the stem. 6. The inflorescence is a cyathium less than wide, with white petal-like appendages surrounding the actual flowers. 7. The inflorescence is a small cyathium about 3 millimeters long with white appendages each less than 3 millimeters wide. 8. The cyathium is made up of flat, white appendages surrounding a single minute female flower within a cluster of several male flowers. 9. The inflorescence is a cyathium with very small appendages, the petal-like structures around the center of the inflorescence, if any. 10. The complex green-yellow inflorescence ( cyathium ), typical of " Euphorbia ", appears in late spring and early summer.