BSCI 124 Lecture Notes
Program in Plant Biology, University of Maryland
The flowerings plants, known scientifically as Magnoliophyta and commonly as angiosperms, is frequently divided into two major groups, the Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) and Liliopsida (monocotyledons). While modern evidence raises serious questions as to such a grouping, the division remains useful. Below are a series of examples of some of the major groups of flowering plants shown in an evolutionary progression.
Phylogenetic relationships among the dicots according to Cronquist
