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bract

a specialized leaf with a single flower or inflorescence growing in the axil. See also SPADIX.
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A dogwood poinsettia that McLaughlin grew from seed he received from Le Duc is central to the conservatorys exhibit, though it looks pretty prosaic a lanky vase-shaped shrub with small white bract clusters.
Are you dreaming of a white (or pink) poinsettia?
The bract overlap in relation to the fruitlet was partial.
Clonal evaluation of new ornamental pineapple hybrids to use as cut flowers/Avaliacao clonal de novos hibridos de abacaxizeiros ornamentais para uso como flores de corte
Detail of a dichasium; note the perfoliate bract at the base and the minute bracteoles at the flanks of the lateral flowers, c.
Psittacanthus corderoi, a new species of Loranthaceae from the Colombian Amazonia
Red' inflorescence in terms of colour, number and size of bract, and inflorescence yield.
Effects of Shading Treatments on Pigmentation and Inflorescence Quality of Calathea crotalifera Bracts
two branches in the axil of the same leaf-like bract (Kukkonen, 1986).
Inflorescence structure in Koyamaeae and its relationship with Sclerieae, Bisboeckelereae, Cryptagieae and Trilepideae tribes (Cyperoideae-cyperaceae)
Plants presenting round head, round head tip, violet-striped green color, no thorns and no curvature of bract tip as well as higher values for primary head fresh mass, primary head length, bract basis length and width, external bract length, and bottom fresh mass could be identified and selected among the population assessed.
Phenotypic variability in a population of globe artichoke/Variabilidade fenotipica em uma populacao de alcachofra
The main morphological features are focused on leaf shape and insertion, raceme length and its disposition, bract shape, relative bract length, number, shape and size of the perianth sections and the site of insertion of the staminal filaments on the nectariferous disc.
Tamarix hohenackeri Bunge, a new record for the flora of Mexico
Floral bract subulate, thin, glabrous (exceptionally with 2 or 3 apical trichomes), 1-nerved, half the length of the sepals, 2.
A valid name for the taxon known as Tillandsia bryoides auct. (bromeliaceae)/Un nombre valido para el taxon conocido como Tillandsia bryoides auct. (Bromeliaceae)
The analyses of fresh weight and bract color were based on three replicates with three flowering stems per plot.
Armazenamento de hastes florais de Heliconia bihai (L.) cv. Lobster Claw em baixa temperatura
Frego bract has been shown to convey resistance to the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, but also conveys greater sensitivity to the fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter).
Registration of Three Morphological Variant Upland Cotton Germplasm Lines
My favourite is Tillandsia cyanea with dark green leaves , a deep pink bract and a deep purple flower.
PLANT OF THE WEEK: Tillandsia
Otherwise, with our street lights and our strange British climate, most Poinsettias wouldn't naturally bract up until at least April or May.
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