A plant that flowers and sets seed and then dies. The plant can live a number of years before it will flower. Flowering does not by it's self result in the death of the plants but the production of fruits and seeds causes changes with in the plants which lead to death. These changes are induced by chemicals that act as hormones, redirecting the resources of the plants from the roots and leaves to the production of fruits and or seeds.

Century plant in the genus Agave and some yuccas in the genus Yucca and many Bamboos can take 8 to 20 years to bloom or more and then die.

Often plants that are monocarpic can be kept alive after flowering if the flowers are removed as soon as they are done blooming, before seed formation begins. Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... A seed is the ripened ovule of gymnosperm or angiosperm plants. ... In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. ... This writeup is about biological seeds; for other meanings see Seed (disambiguation). ... Hormone is also the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Kamov Ka-25 military helicopter. ... Binomial name Agave americana L. The Century Plant or the American Century Plant (Agave americana) is an agave originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide. ... Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ... Species many, see text The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the agave family Agavaceae, notable for their rosettes of tough, sword-shaped leaves and large clusters of white or whitish flowers. ... Genera Many, see text Bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae. ...

A hapaxanth is a plant that flowers only once in its lifetime A hapaxanth is a plant that flowers only once in its lifetime. ...