Comparison chart Dicot Monocot Embryo As the name suggests, the dicot embryo has two cotyledons. Monocotyledons have one cotyledon in the embryo. Leaf venation Leaf veins are reticulated (branched). Leaf veins are parallel. Flowers Petals in multiples of four or five. May bear fruit ( if tree). Petals in multiples of three. Root Pattern Taproot system Fibrous roots Secondary growth Often present Absent Stem and vascular system Bundles of vascular tissue arranged in a ring. The vascular system is divided into a cortex and stele. Bundles of vascular tissue scattered throughout the stem with no particular arrangement, and has no cortex. Pollen Pollen with three furrows or pores. Pollen with a single furrow or pore. Presence or absence of wood Both herbaceous and woody Herbaceous # of seed leaves 2 seed leaves 1 seed leaf Examples Legumes (pea, beans, lentils, peanuts) daisies, mint, lettuce, tomato and oak are examples of dicots. Grains, (wheat, corn, rice, millet) lilies, daffodils, sugarcane, banana, palm, ginger, onions, bamboo, sugar, cone, palm tree, banana tree, and grass are examples of plants that are monocots.
