| Monocots |
| 1. One cotyledon (think corn kernel) |
| 2. Parallel leaf venation |
| 3. Floral parts (sepals, petals, stamens. pistils) in 3's or multiples of three |
| 4. Fibrous root system |
| 5. Scattered vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) - generally no secondary growth (no growth rings) |
| 6. Includes grasses, corn, wheat, rice, orchids, palms, pineapples, Spanish moss |
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| Dicots |
| 1. Two cotyledons (think peanut, lima beans) |
| 2. Net (branching) leaf venation |
| 3. Floral parts in 4's or 5's, or multiples, thereof |
| 4. Tap root system |
| 5. Concentric vascular bundles of xylem and phloem - have secondary growth (growth rings) |
| 6. Includes flowering plants not noted under #6 Monocots |
