Plants
Plants
can be grouped according to common characteristics.
They can also be classified
in more than one group.
So what is a group?
Well, here are some ways plants
have been grouped (or put together) by their characteristics.
One common plant group is the
wildflowers. These flowers make their own food.
Sometimes we group things by their similarities
and differences.
What do these wildflowers have in common?
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They all have petals.
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They all have a thin, green stem.
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The all make their own food.
What differences are there between these wildflowers?
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They are all different colors.
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They have different shaped petals.
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They each have a different number of petals.
More cool pictures
of wildflowers.
There are also plants that do
not have flowers. They are nonflowering plants.
How can we group nonflowering plants?
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Some have leaves.
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Some have needles.
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The leaves and needles are all different sizes.
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The leaves and needles are all different shapes.
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The leaves and needles are all different textures.
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The stems of the plants are different sizes.
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The stems have different textures.
More
about nonflowering plants--a great link.
Plants that eat insects have been
grouped together and are called carnivorous plants.
Carnivorous plants can be grouped also.
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According to color.
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According to size.
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According to shape.
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According to where they live and grow.
More about carnivorous
plants.
As we can see plants can
be grouped in a variety of different ways.
There are many more kinds
of plants than are shown here.
How would you group
plants?
Some examples of other ways to group plants.
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warm weather plants
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cool weather plants
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plants with cones
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poisonous plants
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plants with berries
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trees
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vines
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cactuses
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potted plants
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bushes
Speaking of plants here is a group
of very popular flowers-- 
