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  • Monocots vs. Dicots: 20 Plant Examples & Key Differences

    20 Examples of Monocots and Dicots:

    Monocotyledons (10 examples):

    1. Grasses: Wheat, Rice, Corn, Barley, Oats, Bamboo

    2. Orchids: Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Cattleya

    3. Lilies: Lilium, Calla Lily, Day Lily

    4. Onions: Onion, Garlic, Shallots

    5. Palms: Coconut Palm, Date Palm, Oil Palm

    6. Tulips: Tulipa

    7. Irises: Iris

    8. Bananas: Musa

    9. Ginger: Zingiber officinale

    10. Sugarcane: Saccharum officinarum

    Dicotyledons (10 examples):

    1. Roses: Rosa

    2. Sunflowers: Helianthus

    3. Beans: Phaseolus vulgaris

    4. Peaches: Prunus persica

    5. Apples: Malus domestica

    6. Tomato: Solanum lycopersicum

    7. Potatoes: Solanum tuberosum

    8. Carrots: Daucus carota

    9. Lettuce: Lactuca sativa

    10. Oak trees: Quercus

    Please note: This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other examples of monocots and dicots.

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