Beneath the spadix is the spathe, a type of bract. The greenish-yellow inflorescence is produced on a spadix about long, enclosed in a white spathe. The small, petalless flowers are on a spadix that is enclosed within a spathe. The tail-like spadix grows out around the top of its spathe. The spadix is more often than not white and shorter than the spathe. The bract can be ten times longer than the spadix. The spadix is densely crowded with tiny greenish-yellow flowers. The inconspicuous flowers are arranged on a lateral spadix (a thickened, fleshy axis). A semi-erect spadix emerges from one side of the flower stem. On the spadix are found fertile female, fertile male, and sterile male flowers. The spadix is hollow and resembles a large baguette. The flowers are contained in dense spirals on the spadix. Other species of scorpion include the giant desert hairy scorpion, and "Hadrurus spadix". The fruits develop from the flowers on the spadix. The spadix produces a faint, sweet fragrance.