Kingdom – PlantaePhylum - Anthophyta

Also known as Angiosperms, or to most people flowering plants

Anthophyta - Angiosperms

Produce flowers and form seeds enclosed in fruit

Fruit protects the embryo inside the seed and aids in seed dispersal

Fruit develops from a flowers female reproductive structure

2 classes

Monocots (one seed leaf)

Common monocots – corn, grass, lilly, and orchid Dicots (2 seed leaves)

Common dicots – Maple tree, tomatoes, potatoes, and dandelion

Can be divided by lifespans

Annuals (live for one year or less)

Corn, beans, tomatoes, and many food cropsBiennials (lives for 2 years )

Parsley, carrots, Sweet William, raspberriesPerennials (can live for several years)

Asparagus, hostas, roses, peonies, coreopsis and many others