Monocots and Dicots
Flowering
plants (trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses, but not ferns) can be divided into
two groups - Monocots and Dicots.
Monocots have flowers
organized in groups of 3
Douglas Iris – photo courtesy William Follette
Monocot
leaves have parallel veins.
Douglas Iris – photo courtesy William Follette
Examples
of Monocots are orchids, grasses, onions and agave.
Dicots are everything else,
comprising over 80% of California’s flowering plants. Their flowers are organized in 4s and 5s.
California Saxifrage – photo courtesy Stave Matson
Leaf
veins are not parallel.
Dicots
include Maples, Oaks, Ceanothus, California Poppies and Asters.
Want
more? See Wikipedia.
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