Classification of plants

• • Ferns:
  • Do not produce flowers/seeds
  • They are plants with roots, stems and feathery leaves
  • Reproduce by spores
• • Flowering plants:
  • They are plants with roots, stems and leaves
  • Reproduce sexually by means of flowers and seeds
  • Seeds are produced inside the ovary in the flower
• Monocotyledons

  • One cotyledon/One-seed leaf
  • Parallel veins
  • Long Narrow Leaf
  • The Number of Petals is a Multiple of 3
  • Scattered Vascular Bundles
• Dicotyledons

  • Two cotyledons/Two-seed leaf
  • Branching veins
  • Broad leaves
  • The Number of Petals is a Multiple of 4 or 5
  • Ringed Vascular Bundles