monocots
Single seed-leaf plants
Monocots are flowering plants whose seeds contain a single embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
The group includes grasses, lilies, orchids, palms, and cereal crops like wheat and rice.
Monocots typically have parallel leaf veins and flower parts in multiples of three.
Short for monocotyledons, they contrast with dicots, which have two seed leaves.
Showy tropical flower
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
- tulipBulbous spring flower
- palmHand's flat interior
- irisEye's pigmented disc
daffodil · amaryllis · agave · aloe · bamboo · banana · crocus · canna
Many thin underground strands
Fine-bladed pasture grass
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- bentgrassFine-bladed turf species
- ryegrassHardy turf species
- buffalograssNative prairie turf species
wheatgrass · bermudagrass · timothy · turf · lawn · hay · forage · pasture
orchid
Showy tropical flower
iris · daffodil · amaryllis · agave · aloe · bamboo · banana · crocus · canna · hyacinth
rice
Staple cereal grain
oats · rye · millet · sorghum · sugarcane · spelt · teff · quinoa · wild rice · maize
fibrous roots
Many thin underground strands
fescue
Fine-bladed pasture grass
buffalograss · wheatgrass · bermudagrass · timothy · turf · lawn · hay · forage · pasture · sod
onion
Pungent layered bulb