Plants with only one cotyledon
Monocots
Plants with two cotyledons
Dicots
Dicots generally have what kind of leaves?
Broad leaves with branching veins
Dicots have petals in groups of how many?
Four or five
Dicots usually have this kind of root system
Taproot
Monocots generally have what kind of leaves?
Long, slender leaves with parallel veins
Monocots have petals in multiples of what number?
Three
Monocots have what type of root system?
Fibrous root system
A lily generally grows from this underground structure made of thick fleshy leaves
Bulb
The parts of a bulb
Fleshy leaves, short stem, roots
Purpose of a bulb
Stores food during the growing season
thick underground stems that grow vertically
Corms
underground stems that grow horizontally
rhizomes
Plant whose juice is used in ointments and lotions for burns and skin disorders
Aloe vera
grow in warm areas or as potted plants
Amaryllis family
The place where the leaf attaches to the stem
Node
The broad flat portion of a grass leaf
Blade
Creeping stem that grows along the ground
Stolon
Small flower clusters growing along a main stem in spikes
Racemes
Grasses cover what fraction of the earth’s land area?
About one-third
