For yard of year , flowers have been fraction into two major class – dicots and endogen . In fact , according to the expert at UC Berkeley , a botanist by the name of Theophrastus recognized and described these two group as early as 370 BC . liliopsid , also call liliopsida , flower in groups of three , have no secondary ontogeny , pollenate other flowers with a single furrow , and have parallel veins on their leave-taking . More scientifically , monocots also have a single seed leaf ( seed leaf ) within the fertilized egg , which is actually the official distinguishing feature . Although that may go confusing , you probably are able to clearly identify a number of monocots in your own backyard or at your local greenhouse . The easiest way ? Typically , liliopsid have flower petal that add up in multiples of three , while magnoliopsid have petal that come in multiple of four or five . There are many case of liliopsid found throughout the man .
Grasses
The grasses comprise one of the big groups . Also call poaceaes , there are over 9,000 species in this family of works . Although we may not typically recollect of grasses as flowers , these plants actually have minuscule flush at the crown . A number of plants that we may not actually realize are sess also belong to this group , admit corn , straw and rice .
Orchids
orchidaceous plant and other member of the orchidaceae family are also monocats , with the 20,000 to 25,000 coinage ca-ca up about 30 percent of all monocats . Orchids are distinctive because of their stamen and pistil , which are responsible for reproduction for the flower . Like most monocats , they have petal in groups of three . The pollen of orchids is usually found in masses ring pollinia , and one of the petals on the flower normally spring a " lip " to make the efflorescence symetrical .
Asparagales
There are around 5,000 species that are part of the asparagales kin , all of which are type of monocots . This family of florescence plants include aloe , onion , edible asparagus , garlic , daffodils and daylilies . Most of these plants have a cluster of leaves at either the base or baksheesh of their truck , and their seeds are coat with phytomelanin , which is a sooty black-market substance .
True Lilies
The lilales familiy , also call " true lilies , " is a group of peak with about 1,200 coinage . Many flowers that we call lilies , including urine lily and arum lily , are in reality not a part of this grouping . alternatively , member of this group admit tulips , Bomarea ( a type of tropic vine ) , wake redbreast and mariposa lily . All member of the true lily family grow from bulbs or corms , which keep the flower alive during the wintertime .
Other Monocots
Along with the major phratry listed above , there are a number of other little grouping that make up the monocot group . These include cattails , boot , sedges , palm , duckweed and banana tree .
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