Saturday, May 15, 2010

Which is a monocot: an iris or a periwinkle?

Which is a monocot: an iris or a periwinkle?


and why?

Which is a monocot: an iris or a periwinkle?
look at the leaves... monocots have parallel main veins in the leaves.
Reply:The iris has the long, slender parallel leaves typical of monocots. Grasses, grains, bamboo are other examples. Monocots have single seed leaves. Dicots have two seed leaves.


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