Explore: Outer Bracts

of papery bracts, called the lemma (lower bract) and palea (upper bract), while each spikelet (group of florets) has a further pair of bracts at its base

syconium begins with the initial growth of bracts, which curve to form a receptacle. When the outer bracts meet, they form the ostiole by interlock. Syconia

surrounded by bracts. There are usually 8 outer bracts, and they are ovate to lanceolate-tail-shaped, 7-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. The inner bracts are ovate-lanceolate

five outer bracts are partially joined for about half their length. The numerous fruits are seed-like (they consist of inner involucral bracts each enclosing

leaves are similar but smaller. Outer bracts sessile, elliptical/narrowly elliptical, entire margin; the inner bracts pinnatisects. Involucre broadly

and its outer bracts are longer and more conspicuously colored. It also differs in its frequent absence of calluses on the involucral bracts and the presence

(10 in) long, with green and white outside the petals with a brown outer edge. The outer bracts are brownish to light green, the inner ones are white. The flower

leaves, purplish unwinged petioles, and glaucous-purple, horn-tipped outer bracts. Its yellow flower heads often display purple-striped ligules, and the

surrounded by a cluster of bracts. The outer bracts end in hooks causing a hook-and-loop effect after the flower head dries, when the bracts will attach to humans

two hairy or smooth bracts that are green in most species. The outer bract is often the largest of the two. In most species the bracts have a dry, brown