Facts About Flowering Plants

A flowering plant doesn't always produce flowers, and those that do have a flowering season and usually will not bloom outside of that time. Some flowers have a flowering time so brief you may miss it. Flowering plants include many that you don't notice, like grasses, ivy and oaks.

Identification

Anthophyta, or flowering plants, is the largest group of plants. The flowers are the reproductive part of the plant.

Food

Most of our food, including fruit, vegetables, beans and grains come from flowering plants, as well as spices and herbs.

Beverages

Coffee, tea, cola, beer, wine, tequila and chocolate come from flowering plants.

Clothing

Linen, cotton and burlap, and the commercial dyes used to color them, come from flowering plants.

Drugs

Flowering plants provide us with digitalis, aspirin and atropine. Drugs like marijuana, cocaine, tobacco and opium are also from plants with flowers.

Resources

• Flowering Plant Lifecycle