The flowering plants (angiosperms): seed plants whose reproductive structures are flowers, and whose seeds develop enclosed within a fruit. Magnoliophyta is by far the largest plant division, dominating most of Earth's terrestrial vegetation and including nearly every food crop humans cultivate.
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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 Classification
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Source Wikidata: Giant Water Lily
Source Wikidata: Nymphaea candida
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ14562931, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Magnoliophyta
Wikidata: Giant Water Lily
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Water Lily, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Nymphaea candida
Parent Taxon Of: Nymphaea candida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikipedia: Flowering plant
WikipediaIn Group: Seed Plant Divisions, LeadQuote, In Group: Seed Plant Divisions, Lead
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae ().
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