• Name Origin: From Greek anthos = “flower”

• Key Adaptations:

-Flowers

-Fruits

• Flower Type: May be perfect (stamen and pistil in one flower) or imperfect (separate)

• Fertilization: Double fertilization

• Spores: Heterosporous

• Dominant Stage: Sporophyte

• Body Structure:

-Epidermis with waxy cuticle

-Vascular tissue, pollen, and seeds present

• Fruit:

-Typically a mature ovary, sometimes includes other flower parts

-Protects seeds and aids in dispersal

-Can be fleshy or dry when mature

• Ovary: Ovules enclosed within