Survey of the botanical Phyla
Anthophyta ![[audio pronunciation]](../sounds/speaker.gif)
General features of the seed plants
Common name
Flowering plants, angiosperms
Synonyms
Magnoliophyta
Sporophytes
Monoecious or dioecious: trees, shrubs, herbs
Strobili
Flower: pollen and seeds often formed in the same structure; ovules always contained in an ovary that becomes the fruit
Undulipodia (“flagella”)
None
Representative genera
Lilium, Phaseolus, Triticum, Zea
Recognized by
Flowers, fruits