Leaf Modifications

Bracts – colored

Bracts – leafy green

Carnivorous leaves

Leaf tendrils

Spiny leaves

Spiny stipules

Succulent leaves

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Bracts – coloured (associated with inflorescences, e.g. poinsettia, bougainvillea, calla lily)

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Bracts – green (as part of an inflorescence – e.g. mum, lily) Modifications – Leaf © KPU.ca/Hort

Bulb - fleshy scale leaves (e.g. lily, daffodil, onion)

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some resources include these as a below-

ground stem modifications (basal plate)

Carnivorous leaf (e.g. Venus flytrap)

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Leaf tendrils (e.g. vetch, clematis, pea) Modifications – Leaf © KPU.ca/Hort

Spiny leaves (e.g. cactus, mahonia, barberry, holly, thistle)

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Spiny stipules (e.g. evergreen barberry, deciduous barberry, black locust tree)

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Succulent leaves (e.g. jade plant, sedum)

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