What do you call "fake flowers" on a plant?

What are "foe flowers" called? Like the red leaves of a poinsettia or the pink flowery-like leaves of the shrimp plant. They look like flowers but are actually colored or ornamental leaves. I vaguely remember someone telling me what they are called, but don't remember what it was.


Thanks!

What do you call "fake flowers" on a plant?
Those are bracts. I remember learning about them back in biology 101 about a hundred years ago, and having one of those "ah-ha!" moments :-)
Reply:1. From:


http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-poinset...





"Poinsettias may have red, white or pink bracts. The colorful bracts are not flowers, but modified leaves."





2. From:


http://biology.uwsp.edu/courses/botlab/L...





Pictures of all types of Modified leaves (flower leaves).

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