Transcript Phylum Anthophyta

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