Category:Monocots

Monocots, also known as monocotyledons, are one of two major groups of flowering plants (or angiosperms) that are traditionally recognized, the other being [[:Category:Magnoliopsida|dicotyledons, or dicots. Monocot seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed-leaf), in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots. Monocots have been recognized at various taxonomic ranks, and under various names (see below). The APG II system recognises a clade called "monocots" but does not assign it to a taxonomic rank.