Is a flower a monocots and dicots

A flower can either be classified as a monocot or a dicot depending on the number of petals present on the flower.

Explanation:

- Monocot also known as monocotyledon are characterized by the presence of one sees leaf(cotyledon) inside the embryo

The seed leaf is often thin because the endosperm which is required to feed the young plant is not found inside the seed leaf. In monocot flower a the number of petals is 3 or a multiple of 3. Examples of monocot flowers include; Asparagales, Wedges, Bromeliads, Poles.

- Dicots also known as dicotyledons are flowering plants that have two seed leaf. In a dicot flower the number of petals is 4 or 5 or a multiple of 4 or 5. Examples of dicot flowers include; Roses, Magnolas, Sunflower, Geranium.

Both

Explanation:

Flower is a shoot of limited growth,with much reduced internodes bearing sterile appendages like petals,sepals and fertile sporophylls(stamens and pistils)

They are grouped into

a)Monocot (b)Dicot

Monocot Flowers:These are Flowers with no secondary growth and parallel leaf vein. Examples of Monocot flowers are Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia), Spider Lily(Crinum asiaticum), Anthurium (Anthurium sp.)

Characteristics of Monocot Flowers:

a)Perianth not distinctly coloured

b)Petals or Tepals which are distinctly coloured

c) 3 or multiples of 3 petals or Tepals

d)No secondary growth

Dicot Flowers:A type of flowering characterized by it's two cotyledons,or pentamerous flowers,which undergo secondary growth. Examples of Dicot flowers include,Rose, Sunflower, Daisy flower.

Characteristics of Dicot flowers:

a)4-5 multiples of petals or Sepals

b)They have Petals and sepals which are distinctly coloured

c)They have Perianth with two whorls distinctly.

d)They undergo secondary growth

explanation:

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