Funny leaf or sheath? YOU DECIDE!

[kentuckiense]

Cofirmed. Sheath. Who knows if it has buds, though.

 

[Marco]

Congrats Zach!

 

[PHRAG]

Cofirmed. Sheath. Who knows if it has buds, though.

It doesn't. It's one of those joke sheaths.

 

[cdub]

Cofirmed. Sheath. Who knows if it has buds, though.

Wouldn't the definition of a so-called "sheath" be one that has a spike and buds developing within it? Otherwise would we still call it a sheath? It would seem very unlikely that a bloom spike would develop without any buds. What would be the purpose of the spike at that point?

Now my college roommate....he had bud. Mmmmmm.....college.

 

[NYEric]

Let's see when it's in bud.

 

[smartie2000]

Isn't it also called a floral bract?

 

[cdub]

It's just the bract of the inflorescence, correct? And, therefore just a modified leaf.

oke:

 

[NYEric]

Bump. Well...?