Leaf Modifications

Bracts colored

Bracts leafy green

Carnivorous leaves

Leaf tendrils
Spiny leaves

Spiny stipules

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

Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort

Bracts green (as part of an inflorescence e.g. mum, lily)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
 some resources include these as a below-
ground stem modifications (basal plate)

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

Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
Carnivorous leaf (e.g. Venus flytrap)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
Leaf tendrils (e.g. vetch, clematis, pea)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
Spiny leaves (e.g. cactus, mahonia, barberry, holly, thistle)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
Spiny stipules (e.g. evergreen barberry, deciduous barberry, black locust tree)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort
Succulent leaves (e.g. jade plant, sedum)
Modifications Leaf KPU.ca/Hort