Are there any dicots (now known as eudicots) that are C4 or CAM plants?

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i know there that monocots are can be C4 or CAM but can dicots?  also can any monocots be C3?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Cacti are dicot plants that use CAM.
Flaveria (a dicot) is a genus of plants in the sunflower family and is C4.
Wheat is a C3 monocot.

gardengallivant · Answer

Cactus are dicots and use CAM.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://www.cssnz.org/CAM-in-succulents.php&ei=5vTLSYCwOYmQtQODzZGkCg&usg=AFQjCNGH2EK4KRT98P7_4qExTcXbdLJfag

C4 is found in ~1/2 of the known grains, grasses & sedges. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119098780/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Bromeliads are monocots living epiphytically where water can be erratically available in the tree canopy. Some switch from C3 to CAM depending on habitat factors.
http://books.google.com/books?id=rG6_OL3bAVoC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=Aechmea++bromeliad+CAM&source=web&ots=iKtd8e68rX&sig=PunrSiP6zU9A9OFu9NKE7A6RA9Y&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

Typical C3 plants include: barley, rice, wheat, and oats.

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Are there any dicots (now known as eudicots) that are C4 or CAM plants?

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