Monocots
1. Embryo has single cotyledon
2. Flower parts in multiples of threes
3.Major leaf veins are parallel.
4. Roots are adventitious
5. Stem vascular bundles scattered
6. Pollen with single furrow or pore.
7. Secondary growth absent.
Dicots
1. Embryo with two cotyledon
2. Flower parts are in multiples of four or five.
3. Major leaf veins reticulated.
4. Roots develop from radicle.
5. Stem vascular bundles are in a ring.
6. Pollen with three furrows or pores.
7. Secondary growth often present.
In a monocot, the vascular system is intertwined and scattered throughout the stem of the plant. In a dicot, the vascular system is arranged in rings rather than throughout the plant.
