Question: Are chrysanthemums considered monocots or dicots?
Quick Answer: Botanists consider chrysanthemums to be dicots.
Why Are Chrysanthemums Considered Dicots?
Chrysanthemums are dicots because their seeds contain more than one embryonic leaf. The word dicot is actually an abbreviated form of dicotyledons, and di means two, while cotyledons is the scientific term for the tiny starter leaves contained within the plant’s seeds.
Dicots Similar to Chrysanthemums
- Roses
- Sunflowers
- Geraniums
- Begonia
- Foxglove
