On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:04:59 -0700, William Rose wrote:
In article ,
Kay Lancaster wrote:

Neither is a grass.

Are they or are they not monocotyledons? In my botany class, monocots
were called grasses.

Both are dicots, and you should ask for your money back on the botany class.
Grasses are one family of monocots, as are palms, lilies, orchids,
sedges, rushes, etc. The group of monocots encompasses many families --
grasses (Gramineae or Poaceae) are just one family in the group of monocots,
aka Liliopsida.

Linum is in the Linaceae; Plantago in the Plantaginaceae. Don't get fooled by
narrow leaves and venation patterns when you're trying to figure out
monocot vs. dicot -- it's one of the least trustworthy characters.

Kay