Question

Difference between bract and perianth

Answer 1

As nouns the difference between bract and perianth is that bract is (botany) a leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises while perianth is (botany) the sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).

Answer 2

Bract: flower arising from axil, leaf like structure eg- the coloured part of bougainvillea.

Perianth: petals and sepals are undifferentiated.