Lab 14 Anthophyta. General features of the seed plants Common name: Flowering plants, angiosperms...

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Lab 14Anthophyta

Anthophyta

• General features of the seed plants• Common name: Flowering plants,

angiosperms• Synonyms: Magnoliophyta• Sporophytes: Monoecious or

dioecious; trees, shrubs, herbs

Anthophyta

• 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

Various flowering plants

Various flowering plants

Various flowering plants

Various flowering plants

Wheat flower

Lilium anthers, late prophase

Lilium mature anthers

Pollen, mixed types

Pollen tubes

Lilium megasporocyte

Phaseolus (green bean) pod

Phaseolus (green bean) pod

Phaseolus (green bean) pod

Bean seed

Bean seed

Triticum (wheat) grain

Corn (maize) fruit

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