monocotyledons
Lilies and grasses
Monocotyledons are flowering plants whose seeds contain a single embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
The group includes grasses, lilies, orchids, and palms.
Monocots typically have parallel leaf veins, flower parts in multiples of three, and scattered vascular bundles in their stems—distinguishing them from dicotyledons, which have two seed leaves.
Usually shortened to monocots.
Staple cereal grain
sugarcane · sorghum · millet · rye · onions · garlic · leeks · asparagus
Bulb-grown ornamental flowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- hyacinthsFragrant bulb flowers
- liliesFunnel-shaped ornamental flowers
- irisesColored eye circles
orchids · amaryllis · agapanthus · hostas · daylilies · cannas · alliums · yuccas
Plants producing covered seeds
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
- embryoOrganism before birth
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- perianthFlower's outer sterile whorls
radicle · plumule · meristem · germination · seedling · sprout · fibrous roots
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
- date palmDesert tree bearing sweet fruit
- oil palmTropical tree yielding edible fat
- royal palmTall tropical ornamental tree
- fan palmPalm with radiating fronds
sago palm · raffia · rattan · fronds · tropics · oases · plantations · landscaping
Cultivated grassy areas
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- bambooTall woody grass
- pampas grassOrnamental feather-plumed perennial
- fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
bluegrass · ryegrass · bermudagrass · switchgrass · ornamental grasses · sedges · rushes · reeds
rice
Staple cereal grain
oats · sugarcane · sorghum · millet · rye · onions · garlic · leeks · asparagus · dates
tulips
Bulb-grown ornamental flowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- hyacinthsFragrant bulb flowers
- liliesFunnel-shaped ornamental flowers
irises · orchids · amaryllis · agapanthus · hostas · daylilies · cannas · alliums · yuccas · crocuses
angiosperms
Plants producing covered seeds
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
- embryoOrganism before birth
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
perianth · radicle · plumule · meristem · germination · seedling · sprout · fibrous roots
coconut
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
- date palmDesert tree bearing sweet fruit
- oil palmTropical tree yielding edible fat
- royal palmTall tropical ornamental tree
fan palm · sago palm · raffia · rattan · fronds · tropics · oases · plantations · landscaping · shade trees
lawns
Cultivated grassy areas
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- bambooTall woody grass
- pampas grassOrnamental feather-plumed perennial
fescue · bluegrass · ryegrass · bermudagrass · switchgrass · ornamental grasses · sedges · rushes · reeds · cattails