Category:Monocots

Monocotyledons Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Wheat An economically important monocot
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Type genus
Lilium L.[1]
Orders
alismatid monocots Acorales Alismatales lilioid monocots Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Petrosaviales commelinid monocots Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales
Synonyms
Alternifoliae Bessey[2] Endogenae DC.[3] Lilianae Takht.[4][5] Liliatae Cronquist, Takht. & W.Zimm.[lower-alpha 1][1] Liliidae Takht.[lower-alpha 2][5][8] Liliopsida Batsch[9] Monocotyleae Eichler[10] Monocotyledoneae E.Morren ex Mez[11][lower-alpha 3] Mononocotyledones

The monocots are a very large group of flowering plants. They contain some of the world's most important staple foods, such as cereal grains (grasses) and palms, as well as such diverse fruits and vegetables as asparagus, banana, onions, and yams.

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