<P> The flowering plants , also known as angiosperms , Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta , are the most diverse group of land plants , with 416 families , approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species . Like gymnosperms , angiosperms are seed - producing plants . However , they are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers , endosperm within the seeds , and the production of fruits that contain the seeds . Etymologically , angiosperm means a plant that produces seeds within an enclosure ; in other words , a fruiting plant . The term comes from the Greek words angeion ( `` case '' or `` casing '' ) and sperma ( `` seed '' ) . </P>
<P> The flowering plants , also known as angiosperms , Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta , are the most diverse group of land plants , with 416 families , approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species . Like gymnosperms , angiosperms are seed - producing plants . However , they are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers , endosperm within the seeds , and the production of fruits that contain the seeds . Etymologically , angiosperm means a plant that produces seeds within an enclosure ; in other words , a fruiting plant . The term comes from the Greek words angeion ( `` case '' or `` casing '' ) and sperma ( `` seed '' ) . </P>
where does a flowering plant contains its seeds
where does a flowering plant contains its seeds
fruits
fruits