Use the index below to find information on a specific type of plant, or continue reading for a complete overview of the plant kingdom... 1. Introduction: How The Different Ty… See more

The land plants are divided between plants that are vascular, and those that are not. The stems of vascular plants contain two special types of tissue: xylem transports water from … See more

Most vascular plants reproduce using seeds (those that don’t are covered in the Pteridophytessection, below). Seeds have a protective case (called a seed coat) and a built-in sour… See more

Around 23% of all flowering plants are monocots. While in their embryonic form within the seed, monocot plants have a single seed leaf(cotyledon). The cotyledon is the first l… See more

Dicots make up around 77% of all flowering plants. In their embryonic state, they differ from monocots by having two cotyledons(seed leaves). In their embryonic form, man… See more