The dicotyledons ('dicots'): flowering plants whose embryos carry two seed leaves (cotyledons) on germination, typically with net-veined leaves, flower parts in multiples of four or five, and a branching root system. Magnoliopsida is the larger of the two great angiosperm classes and includes most broadleaf trees, roses, legumes and daisies.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Magnoliopsida
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