Question: Are palms considered monocots or dicots?
Quick Answer: Taxonomists classify palms as monocots.
Why are Palms Considered Monocots?
Palm are monocots because their seeds contain a single embryonic leaf. Additional features that they share with other monocots include their stalks having scattered vascular bundles, their fibrous roots growing from their stems, and the veins in their leaves running parallel to the length of the leaf.
Plants Similar to Palms
- Corn
- Bamboo
- Wheat
- Oats
- Sugar Cane
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