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Toothed bracts on Rhinanthus minor

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending flowers, inflorescence axes, or cone scales). They are ordinarily reduced in size relative to foliage leaves, or of a different color or texture from foliage leaves, or both. Download high resolution version (700x925, 193 KB)Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor). ... Download high resolution version (700x925, 193 KB)Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor). ... Pinguicula grandiflora commonly known as a Butterwort Example of a cross section of a stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Look up foliage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... Red clover inflorescence (spike) An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers on a branch of a plant. ...

Some bracts are brightly colored and serve the function of attracting pollinators, either in concert with or instead of the perianth. An excellent example of this latter type of bract occurs in the Poinsettia plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima). The perianth is the outer envelope of a flower. ... Binomial name Willd. ...

A small bract is called bracteole or bractlet. Technically it is any bract that arises on a pedicel instead of subtending it. In grasses, the bracts that enclose the florets are termed glumes. Chaff is the seed casings and other inedible plant matter harvested with cereal grains such as wheat. ...

Bracts that appear in a whorl subtending an inflorescence are collectively called an involucre. An involucre is a common feature under the inflorescences of many Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae. Each flower in an inflorescence may have its own whorl of bracts, in this case called an involucel. Many asteraceous plants have bracts both at the flower base and inflorescence base. Those at the flower base — chaff (paleae or receptacular bracts) — are usually minute scales or bristles. Those at the base of the inflorescence or head — the involucral bracts (phyllaries) — are often green, narrow, and leafy. Genera See text Ref: Hortiplex 2003-11-14 The Apiaceae, the carrot or parsley family, are a family of usually aromatic plants with hollow stems, including parsley, carrot, and other relatives. ... Diversity About 1500 genera and 23,000 species Type Genus Aster L. Subfamilies Barnadesioideae Cichorioideae Tribe Arctotidae Tribe Cardueae Tribe Eremothamneae Tribe Lactuceae Tribe Liabeae Tribe Mutisieae Tribe Tarchonantheae Tribe Vernonieae Asteroideae Tribe Anthemideae Tribe Astereae Tribe Calenduleae Tribe Eupatorieae Tribe Gnaphalieae Tribe Helenieae Tribe Heliantheae Tribe Inuleae Tribe Plucheae... Genera See text The Polygonaceae, or the Knotweed Family, are a group of dicots including buckwheat, sorrel (but not wood sorrel), rhubarb, and knotgrass. ... Diversity About 1500 genera and 23,000 species Type Genus Aster L. Subfamilies Barnadesioideae Cichorioideae Tribe Arctotidae Tribe Cardueae Tribe Eremothamneae Tribe Lactuceae Tribe Liabeae Tribe Mutisieae Tribe Tarchonantheae Tribe Vernonieae Asteroideae Tribe Anthemideae Tribe Astereae Tribe Calenduleae Tribe Eupatorieae Tribe Gnaphalieae Tribe Helenieae Tribe Heliantheae Tribe Inuleae Tribe Plucheae... Chaff is the seed casings and other inedible plant matter harvested with cereal grains such as wheat. ... Example of a flower head. ...

A prophyll is a leaf-like structure, such as a bracteole, subtending a single flower or pedicel. The term can also mean the lower bract on a peduncle.

A spathe is a large bract that forms a sheath to enclose the flower cluster of certain plants such as palms and arums. In many arums, the spathe is petal-like, attracting pollinators to the flowers arranged on a type of spike called a spadix. Elephant ear or ape flower (Xanthosoma roseum) with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green-, rose-, and cream-colored spathe In botany, a spadix (pl. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid[1]), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. ... Species See text. ... Elephant ear or ape flower (Xanthosoma roseum) with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green-, rose-, and cream-colored spathe In botany, a spadix (pl. ...

The frequently showy pair of bracts of cyathia of Euphorbia species in subgenus Lacanthis is termed cyathophylls. The very special Pseudanthia in the genus Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) are known as Cyathia. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Bracts subtend the cone scales in the seed cones of many conifers, and in some cases, such as Pseudotsuga, extend beyond the cone scales even in mature cones. Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... Species See text. ...

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Bracts on Leafy-bract Beggar-tick (Bidens comosa) Bracts on Leafy-bracts Beggar-ticks (Bidens comosa) Downloaded from : [[1]] Credits : US Geological Survey - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	Bracts surrounding a banana flower stalk Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 415 KB) Pictures from Longwood Gardens taken by Raul654 On May 1, 2005. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...	In Bougainvillea each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six more colorful bracts Download high resolution version (675x800, 178 KB)Macro image of Bougainvilla blossoms. ... Species Selected species: Bougainvillea buttiana Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea peruviana Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea spinosa Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). ...	Bright red bracts of Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (800x700, 81 KB) Summary Description: Euphorbia pulcherrima Source: self-made Date: created 13. ... Binomial name Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ...
Yellow petal-like bracts of Euphorbia epithymoides Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (800x700, 157 KB) Description: Euphorbia epithymoides Source: self-made Date: created 01. ...	Euphorbia milii var. vulcanii cyathia bearing a pair of pinkish cyathophylls Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (800x700, 48 KB) Summary Description: Euphorbia milii var. ...	Green bracts surrounding a sunflower bud Download high resolution version (482x640, 57 KB)Sunflower opening 2 taken by user:KayEss Previous stage is at Image:Sunflower opening 1-KayEss-2. ... For other uses, see Sunflower (disambiguation). ...	Showy white bracts of the Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa Image File history File links Cornus_kousa_flowers_img_2068. ... Binomial name Cornus kousa Buerger ex Miq. ...
Large pink bracts of an Anthurium Image File history File linksMetadata Pink_anthurium. ... Species See List of species Anthurium Schott 1829, is a large neotropical genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). ...	Colourful bracts of Ananas bracteatus Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (667x1000, 341 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ananas Bract Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...