Phanerogamia

Phanerogamia (Gr. phaneros, 'manifest,' gamos, 'marriage') are those plants which bear flowers and produce seeds. But, for the differences and the resemblances between the flowering and seeding of Phanerogams and the reproduction of Cryptogams, see CRYPTOGAMIA, FLOWER, GYMNOSPERMS, SEED. The group includes the following sets of plants: A. Gymnosperms (q.v.), with naked ovules—e.g. conifers; B. Angiosperms (q.v.), with ovules enclosed in ovaries: (1) Monocotyledons (q.v.), with one cotyledon—e.g. lilies, grasses, orchids; (2) Dicotyledons (q.v.), with two cotyledons—e.g. buttercups, roses.