bract, Modified, usually small, leaflike structure often positioned beneath a flower or inflorescence. What are often taken to be the petals of flowers are sometimes bracts—for example, the large, colourful bracts of poinsettias or the showy white or pink bracts of dogwood blossoms.

What is bract example?

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. ... A prophyll is a leaf-like structure, such as a bracteole, subtending (extending under) a single flower or pedicel.

What plant has a bract?

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.