Class Angiospermae

Class Angiospermae

The first flowering plants (Angiosperms) appeared about 135 million years ago which makes them the newcomers of the plant world. Most of the plants we see around us belong to this enormous group. There are more than 230,000 species and they grow just about everywhere in the world. We depend on flowering plants for almost all our food. The grains we use to make bread, the vegetables and fruits we eat and the fodder needed to feed our meat animals all come from flowering plants. [CH] {EB}