Classification of plants
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3.3 Classification of plants3.3 Classification of plants
Plants can be classified into two main groups, e.g. flowering plants and non-flowering plants.
Plants
Flowering plants
Non-flowering plants
Flowering plantsFlowering plantsCharacteristics of flowering plants
Produce flowers under right conditionsHave roots, stems and leavesReproduce by seeds produced in fruits
Flowering plants can be divided into : a) Monocotyledonsb) DicotyledonsComparisons between dicotyledons and monocotyledons
Dicotyledons
Characteristics
Monocotyledon
Leaves with network veins
Types of
leaves
Leaves with parallel veins
Tap root system Typeof
roots
Fibrous root system
Seeds with two cotyledons
Number of
cotyledonsin seeds
Seeds with one cotyledon
Woody stem Type of
stem
Soft stem
Rubber treeHibiscus plantMango treeDurian tree
Examplesof
plants
Maize plantCoconut treeGrassPaddy plant
Non-flowering plants
Characteristics of non-flowering plantsDo not produce flowersSome have roots, stems and leavesOthers have simple stems, tiny leaves but no rootsReproduce by seeds or spores
Non-flowering plants
Algae
Fungi Ferns
Mosses
A Sampling of fungi collected during summer 2008 in
Northern Saskatchewan mixed woods, near LaRonge
is an example regarding the species diversity of fungi. In this photo, there are also leaf lichens and
mosses.