Where Are Monocotyledon Found?

Many houseplants are monocotyledon epiphytes. Additionally most of the horticultural bulbs, plants cultivated for their blooms, such as lilies, daffodils, irises, amaryllis, cannas, bluebells and tulips, are monocotyledons.

Where do you find Monocotyledon?

Monocots grow in a wide range of habitats.

Despite their greatest numbers being present in the tropics, many monocots exist in other environments as well -- along and in streams and ponds, in coastal marine environments, in deserts, and even on the arctic tundra.

Which plant is Monocotyledon?

There are approximately 60,000 species of monocots, including the most economically important of all plant families, Poaceae (true grasses), and the largest of all plant families, Orchidaceae (orchids). Other prominent monocot families include Liliaceae (lilies), Arecaceae (palms), and Iridaceae (irises).