Its floral axes, or flower-bearing structures, bear bracteoles, or specialised leaves that sprout from the flower stems; the latter are known as pedicels.

The floral axis at the junction of male and female parts is bright red to maroon or brown.

Dense, long clusters result when internodes are short along a long floral axis and there are short internodes within the individual compact floral clusters (Hindu Kush).

Airy clusters result when a plant forms a stretched floral axis with long internodes between well-branched individual floral clusters (Thailand).

Larger vegetative leaves (5-7 leaflets) predominate and smaller tri-leaflet leaves are beginning to form in the new floral axis.

Many pairs of calyxes appear along each secondary floral axis and each pair is subtended by a tri-leaflet leaf.

They droop from the point of attachment to the stem, occurring in clusters on the same side of the floral axis.

The biological form of Parietaria judaica is hemicryptophyte scapose, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect.

The racemose inflorescence bears many purple to crimsonflowers, with the widely-opened segments as much as 1 dm from the floral axis.

For example: "A leafless floral axis or peduncle arising from the ground, as in Cyclamen.