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Plant Classification & Parts Overview

Learn about different types of plants, their classification, main parts of flowering plants, examples of flowering and non-flowering plants, and the differences between monocotyledons and dicotyledons.

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Plant Classification & Parts Overview

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  1. Potato plant Plants By Luke Barry

  2. What I am finding out… • How plants can be classified. • The main parts of a flowering plant. • Examples of flowering plants. • What monocotyledons and dicotyledons are. • Examples of non-flowering plants.

  3. How can plants be classified? • Plants are classified in many different ways. • You can classify them into the following groups. • Class • Subclass • Superorder • Order • Family • Subfamily • Tribe • Subtribe • Genus • Species • Variety • Form • And cultivar

  4. Plant Diagram

  5. What are the main parts of a flowering plant? • Most flowers have four main parts, they are: • Sepals – sepals protect the bud of the flower before it opens up • Petals – petals attract insects to the plant • Stamens – stamens make the pollen on the flower • Carpels – carpels grow into fruit which contain seeds

  6. Picture of a flowering plant Sweetbay magnolia (magnolia virginiana)

  7. Sunflower Tulip Marigold Lily Jasmine Rose Lotus Hibiscus Petunia Daisy Here are some examples of flowering plants

  8. What are monocotyledons and dicotyledons? • Monocotyledons and dicotyledons are two major groups of flowering plants. • Monocots seedlings generally have only one cotyledon (seed-leaf) whereas dicot seedlings have two. • Definition of monocotyledon – flowering plant with a single embryonic seed leaf.

  9. What is the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons?

  10. Images A young caster oil plant showing it’s two cotyledons that dicot seeds produce Sliced onion (this has parallel veins in the cross section Wheat (an economically important monocot

  11. Monocot VS Dicot Picture monocot dicot

  12. Here are some examples of non-flowering plants • Algae • Fungi • Palms • Moss • Fern

  13. Some Facts About Non-Flowering Plants • There are about 4,500 different species of non-flowering plant in the world. • They can be found under water or on land. • Around 30-40% of non-flowering plants are endemic to the country.

  14. Thanks for watching and learning!

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