The Flowering Plants Often called Angiosperms Phylum Anthophyta The Flowering Plants Often called Angiosperms

Characteristics of Phylum Anthophyta Seed enclosed in an ovary Mature ovary is called a fruit All have flowers (not all are colorful blossoms – such as corn tassels and catkins of oak trees

Two Classes Monocotyledoneae “monocots” Dicotyledoneae “dicots”

Monocots One cotyledon One leaf on embryonic plant Parallel venation Floral parts in 3’s or 6’s Fibrous roots

Dicots Two cotyledons Two leaves on embryonic plant Netted leaf venation Floral parts in 4’s or 5’s or multiples of 4 or 5 Tap root

Cotyledons

Stem Differences Dicot Stem Monocot Stem

Dicot

Monocot