100 Flowers 2019/18 - Pointsettia Flower
The showy colored parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually colored bracts (modified leaves). Poinsettias have also been called the lobster flower and the flame-leaf flower, due to the red color. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to the United States from Mexico. Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) flowers are found in tiny clusters at the center of the prominent bracts — modified leaves. The actual flowers have no petals. Rather, they're curious-looking structures called cyathia, from the Greek for cup. Each cyathium is made up of a single female flower and many male flowers, along with yellow bulbous glands that secrete insect-attracting nectar. - Source: extension.illinois.edu/poinsettia/facts.cfm and other readings
100 Flowers 2019/18 - Pointsettia Flower
The showy colored parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually colored bracts (modified leaves). Poinsettias have also been called the lobster flower and the flame-leaf flower, due to the red color. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to the United States from Mexico. Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) flowers are found in tiny clusters at the center of the prominent bracts — modified leaves. The actual flowers have no petals. Rather, they're curious-looking structures called cyathia, from the Greek for cup. Each cyathium is made up of a single female flower and many male flowers, along with yellow bulbous glands that secrete insect-attracting nectar. - Source: extension.illinois.edu/poinsettia/facts.cfm and other readings