Calyceraceae
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Calyceraceae is a plant family in the order Asterales. The natural distribution of the about sixty species belonging to this family is restricted to the southern half of South America. The species of
Bract
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In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in s
Papery (upper) and leafy bracts on Rhinanthus minor (hay rattle). All the "leaves" in this image are bracts.
The yellow bracts of Castilleja levisecta press tight against the stem.
The bracts of Bougainvillea glabra, differ in colour from leaves and attract pollinators.
Bracts along a banana flower stalk surround rows of flowers