3.3 Classification of plants3.3 Classification of plants

Plants can be classified into two main groups, e.g. flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

Plants

Flowering plants

Non-flowering plants

Flowering plantsFlowering plantsCharacteristics of flowering plants

Produce flowers under right conditionsHave roots, stems and leavesReproduce by seeds produced in fruits

Flowering plants can be divided into : a) Monocotyledonsb) DicotyledonsComparisons between dicotyledons and monocotyledons

Dicotyledons

Characteristics

Monocotyledon

Leaves with network veins

Types of

leaves

Leaves with parallel veins

Tap root system Typeof

roots

Fibrous root system

Seeds with two cotyledons

Number of

cotyledonsin seeds

Seeds with one cotyledon

Woody stem Type of

stem

Soft stem

Rubber treeHibiscus plantMango treeDurian tree

Examplesof

plants

Maize plantCoconut treeGrassPaddy plant

Non-flowering plants

Characteristics of non-flowering plantsDo not produce flowersSome have roots, stems and leavesOthers have simple stems, tiny leaves but no rootsReproduce by seeds or spores

Non-flowering plants

Algae

Fungi Ferns

Mosses

A Sampling of fungi collected during summer 2008 in

Northern Saskatchewan mixed woods, near LaRonge

is an example regarding the species diversity of fungi. In this photo, there are also leaf lichens and

mosses.