This broad group, which is now considered paraphyletic, does contain what modern taxonomists regard as a monophyletic subgroup known as the tricolpates, a name that describes the distinctive three apertures that characterizes the group's pollen grains.
This broad group, which is now considered paraphyletic, does contain what modern taxonomists regard as a monophyletic subgroup known as the tricolpates, a name that describes the distinctive three apertures that characterizes the group's pollen grains. Distinctive families within this group include the Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae, and Asteraceae. Known formally as the class Magnoliopsida, organisms in this class tend to develop their roots from the radicle, possess flower parts in multiples of four or five, and maintain reticulate or netlike leaf venation. FTP name this class of plants, home to more than 190,000 species of angiosperms and named for its having two embryonic leaves.
This broad group, which is now considered paraphyletic, does contain what modern taxonomists regard as a monophyletic subgroup known as the tricolpates, a name that describes the distinctive three apertures that characterizes the group's pollen grains.
dicotyledons [do not accept 'eudicots']