What is the function of the lenticels? Do all stems have lenticels? How can you differentiate a monocot plant from a dicot plant just by looking at the stem? What advantage would herbaceous stems have over woody stems?

Features Features The presence of a single cotyledon in the seedling is the most common way to identify monocot plants. Veins that run parallel to the length of the leaves and flower sections that are arranged in a three or six-fold symmetry are some of the anatomical characteristics shared by monocots. Monocots have very little true woody tissue and an adventitious root system. They lack a typical cambium and have scattered vascular bundles.