50 example of dicot and monocot
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Dicot versus Monocot comparison chart
Dicot Monocot
Embryo As the name suggests, the dicot embryo has two cotyledons. Monocotyledons have one cotyledon in the embryo.
Leaf venation Leaf veins are reticulated (branched). Leaf veins are parallel.
Type of leaves Dorsiventral Isobilateral
Stomata in leaves Some dicots are epistomatous i.e., they have stomata only on one surface on their leaves. Monocots are amphistomatous i.e., monocot leaves have stomata on both the upper and lower surface.
Bulliform cells Dicot leaves do not have bulliform cells. Many monocots have bulliform cells on their leaves to regulate the loss of water.
Flowers Petals in multiples of four or five. May bear fruit ( if tree). Petals in multiples of three.
Root Pattern Taproot system Fibrous roots
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Secondary growth Often present Absent
Stem and vascular system Bundles of vascular tissue arranged in a ring. The vascular system is divided into a cortex and stele. Bundles of vascular tissue scattered throughout the stem with no particular arrangement, and has no cortex.
Pollen Pollen with three furrows or pores. Pollen with a single furrow or pore.
Presence or absence of wood Both herbaceous and woody Herbaceous
# of seed leaves 2 seed leaves 1 seed leaf
Examples Legumes (pea, beans, lentils, peanuts) daisies, mint, lettuce, tomato and oak are examples of dicots. Grains, (wheat, corn, rice, millet) lilies, daffodils, sugarcane, banana, palm, ginger, onions, bamboo, sugar, cone, palm tree, banana tree, and grass are examples of plants that are monocots.