Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta, division of the
plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the
flowering plants, or angiosperms . The angiosperms have leaves, stems,
and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). The
ovules, which develop into seeds, are enclosed within an ovary, hence
the term angiosperm, meaning "enclosed seed." The flowering plants are
the source of all agricultural crops, cereal grains and grasses, garden
and roadside weeds, familiar broad-leaved shrubs and trees, and most
ornamentals.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) :
Plants of this class usually have two seed leaves, or cotyledons, and
cambium tissue in the stems (see meristem ). Much the larger of the two
classes of flowering plants, dicots are divided into many families,
among which several of the more conspicuous and easily recognized are
the willow , buttercup , pink , mustard , saxifrage , rose , pea ,
heather (see heath ), gentian , bluebell , and aster families.
Class Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) :
Plants of this class generally have only one seed leaf, or cotyledon,
and generally lack cambium tissue. The most common families are the
grass , palm , arum , sedge , lily , and orchid families.
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