The structure that protects a maturing bud is called the bud scale. Bud scales are modified leaves that cover and shield the developing bud from environmental factors such as cold temperatures and moisture loss. They help to safeguard the delicate tissues inside the bud as it prepares to grow into a new shoot or flower. Once the bud is ready to open, the scales typically fall away.
A sepals or calyx protects a maturing bud.
The calyx, which is made up of sepals, surrounds and protects a maturing bud. Sepals are the outermost part of the flower and provide support and protection to the developing reproductive structures within the bud.
a small leaf like thing called a sepal
The green leaf-like structure that protects an unopened bud of a flower is called a sepal. Sepals are typically green and are part of the outermost whorl of the flower, serving to protect the developing bud.
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the sepal
Bud scales
It protects the flower bud.
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Modified leaf that protects a flower bud
Called a Sepal (plural is Calyx) they are the outer covering of a closed bud.
Sepals