Dogwood, hibiscus, poinsettia, and bougainvillea are common examples of bracts looking like flowers. Occasionally, you may see an epicalyx formation in strawberry flowers. The whorl of short green leaves that surround the base of many flowers, such as sunflowers, is made up of bracts.

Which flowers contain bracts?

Examples of this type of bract include Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia) and Bougainvillea: both of these have large colourful bracts surrounding much smaller, less colourful flowers.

Do all flowers have bracts?

Complete flowers are composed of four parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils. A bract is none of these. Neither is a bract a leaf, although it is sometimes defined as a leaflike structure.