Special leaves surrounding the reproductive organs (perichaetial)
The leaflike structures of a grouping or arrangement of flowers (inflorescence). A green leaf-like structure which has a flower in its axil, and which may remain on the plant with the fruit. Bracts vary enormously in size, shape and function.
Special modified leaves found in monocot inflorescences that replace the calyx and corolla.
Modfied leaves that usually grow at the base of the flower.
Small leaves that are located below a flower or a flower stalk. Go Back
BRAKS Floral leaves that protect developing flowers. 544
specialized leaf from near the stem where a flower or flower stalk originates; any reduced or modified leaf that is associated with a flower but is not a part of the flower itself
Leaves that develop just below the flowers on some plants. For example, poinsettia bracts, which most people think are the flowers because they turn red, pink, or white. On close inspection, however, you will discover the flowers singly or in clusters above.
modified leaves found in the inflorescence.
A scale-like leaf immediately below each flower in a flower cluster.
A leaf that bears a flower from its axil example is a Poinsetta
A reduced leaf, particularly one subtending a flower as the involucral bracts in Asteraceae.
modified leaves that may encircle or envelope flowers; bracts may be colored resembling petals, or may be green and scalelike.
Leaf-like structures or scales that lie below the flower or flowerhead.
