The flowering plants are also known as angiosperms. They are taxonomically described as part of the Magnoliophyta. The Magnoliophyta is among the largest groups of plants in the plant kingdom as it has a lot of described species. There are about 260,000 species of flowering plants recorded. This means, they make up almost 90% of the plant species. However, the percentage may change as every year there are new plants being announced and recorded by the taxonomists.
The flowering plants are characterized by the basic systems that they have namely the shoot and root system. These systems are interconnected by the vascular tissue. For any plant, the root is very important, if not the most important, part of a flower. The root will keep the plant anchored to the soil and also help the plant get the entire nutrient that it will need. Moreover, the root will become the food storage so when the plant is running out of water and nutrients from the soil, the root will use the ones stored in them. It is the tiny root hairs which helped the absorption. They are the extension of the root system. Although most of the roots are underground, but some of the plants have their roots above the grounds.
As for the parts of the shoot system is the leaves, flowers, and also the stems. The stem will provide the plant with the support it needs to allow all the nutrients from the root to travel to all parts of the plant. These stems are like blood of the human body. Inside the round stem, there are two parts, the phloem and also xylem.
As for the leaves, they are the sites of food production. They are like the kitchen of a house to the flowering plants. The leaves will help the plant to acquire carbon dioxide and also the sun light energy to be used for the photosynthesis process and to help the release of oxygen to the air. There are so many different shapes of leaves. The leaves are also at different size. However, all of them have the part similarities. They all have veins, a blade and also a petiole. The veins are running throughout the blade and they will provide the transport system for the nutrients and water. The blade is the flat part of the leave and the petiole is the short stalk. The short stalk attaches the steam and leave together.
