What is the difference between monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants?

Monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants did not diverge too much in the process of evolution according to morphological characters; the most primitive orders have similar structural features, which confirms their common origin from an older ancestor.

Class Dicotyledons:
– An embryo with two cotyledons,
– Leaves are simple and complex, divided into a petiole and a blade, typically reticulate or finger-veined,
– Secondary root thickening, as a result of cambium activity,
– Core root system,
– Woody or herbaceous plants,
– Pollinated by insects.
White water lily, meadow buttercup, Peony, Poppy, Sorrel, Birch.
Class Monocots:
– An embryo with one cotyledon,
– Leaves are simple, not divided into petiole and blade, have parallel or arcuate venation,
– Cambium is absent, fibrous root system,
– Herbaceous forms,
– Pollinated by the wind.
Arrowhead, Marsh iris, Tulip, May lily of the valley.