• Leaves with parallel veins

• Leaves with netted veins

• Flower parts in multiples of 
  three

• Flower parts in multiples of four or five

• One seed - leaf

• Two seed - leaves

• About 60,000 species

• About 170,000 species

General directions

• Click on the word Monocots for a tour of the families within this area

• Click on the word Dicots for a tour of the families within this area

• Click on the ear symbol to hear the pronunciation of the family name

• Click on the camera symbol to see a photo of the listed plant

• Click on the  book symbol to see this plant's importance in your local ecosystem
  
• Also, check with your Biology Teacher to read the pamphlets:
  1.  Nebraska's Threatened and Endangered Species -- Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
  2.  Nebraska's Threatened and Endangered Species -- Blowout Penstemon.  Courtesy of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Brad McKinney, Scottsbluff, Nebraska