Re: Dumb question
Oh yes, of course. What was I thinking? Thanks Nick
Nan
> > My dumb question for the day. What is the difference between the
>> "calyx" and "bracts?"
>
>Nan,
>
>Calyx is a collective term for sepals, especially when they are fused into a
>tube, as in the mint family for example (corolla is the equivalent for the
>petals).
>
>Bracts are specialized leaves of an inflorescence (flowering structure, e.g.
>spike, raceme, umbel, etc.), often reduced in size and differently shaped to
>leaves, sometimes colored (as in Cornus florida, flowering dogwood). A
>flower (or cluster of flowers) is borne from the joint (axil) between a bract
>and the stem.
>
>Nick Turland
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
