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Families

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A


Acanthaceae - the black-eyed Susan family

Aizoaceae - the fig-marigold family

Amaranthaceae - the amaranth family

Amaryllidaceae - the amaryllis family

Anacardiaceae - the mango family

Annonaceae - the custard apple family

Apiaceae - the celery family

Apocynaceae - the oleander family

Aquifoliaceae - the holly family

Araceae - the arum family

Araliaceae - the ivy family

Araucariaceae - the bunya family

Arecaceae - the palm family

Aristolochiaceae - the Dutchman's pipe family

Asparagaceae - the asparagus family

Aspleniaceae - the spleenwort family

Asteraceae - the daisy family

 

B


Balsaminaceae - the balsam family

Basellaceae - the Madeira vine family

Begoniaceae - the begonoa family

Berberidaceae - the barberry family

Bignoniaceae - the jacaranda family

Bixaceae - the achiote family

Boraginaceae - the comfrey family

Brassicaceae - the cabbage family

Bromeliaceae - the bromeliad family

Burseraceae - the bursera or torchwood family

Buxaceae - the box family

 

C


Cactaceae - the cactus family

Campanulaceae - the harebell family

Cannabaceae - the cannabis family

Cannaceae - the canna family

Capparaceae - the caper family

Caprifoliaceae - the abelia family

Caricaceae - the papaya family

Casuarinaceae - the she-oak family

Chenopodiaceae - the saltbush family

Cleomaceae - the stinkweed family

Clusiaceae - the St. John's wort family

Combretaceae - the false almond family

Commelinaceae - the wandering Jew family

Convolvulaceae - the morning glory family

Costaceae - the costus family

Crassulaceae - the stonecrop family

Cucurbitaceae - the cucumber family

Cupressaceae - the cypress family

Cyperaceae - the papyrus family

D


Dilleniaceae - the Guinea flower family

Dioscoreaceae - the yam family

E


Ebenaceae - the persimmon family

Euphorbiaceae - the spurge family

F


Fabaceae - the pea family

G


Geraniaceae - the geranium family

Gesneriaceae - the African violet family

Goodeniaceae - the goodenia family

H

 

Haemodoraceae - the bloodwort family

Heliconiaceae - the heliconia family

I


Iridaceae - the iris family

L


Lamiaceae - the lavender family

Lauraceae - the laurel family

Lecythidaceae - the Brazil nut family

Lentibulariaceae - the bladderwort family

Liliaceae - the lily family

Loranthaceae - the mistletoe family

Lythraceae - the crape-myrtle family

M


Malpighiaceae - the acerola family

Malvaceae - the hibiscus family

Marantaceae - the zebra plant family

Melastomataceae - the lasiandra family

Meliaceae - the white cedar family

Menispermaceae - the stephania family

Menyanthaceae - the buckbean or marshwort family

Mimosaceae - the wattle family

Moraceae - the fig family

Musaceae - the banana family

Myrtaceae - the gum family

N


Nyctaginaceae - the bougainvillea family

Nymphaeaceae - the water lily family

O


Ochnaceae - the Mickey Mouse bush family

Oleaceae - the olive family

Onagraceae - the fuschia family

Orchidaceae - the orchid family

Oxalidaceae - the oxalis family

P


Pandanaceae - the pandanus family

Papaveraceae - the poppy family

Passifloraceae - the passionfruit family

Phyllanthaceae - the phyllanthus family

Picrodendraceae - the picrodendron or quinine family

Pinaceae - the pine family

Piperaceae - the Pepper Family

Pittosporaceae - the pittosporum family

Plantaginaceae - the plantain family

Poaceae - the grass family

Polygonaceae - the dock family

Polypodiaceae - the fern family

Portulacaceae - the purslane family

Primulaceae - the primula family

Proteaceae - the waratah family

Putranjivaceae - the drypetes family

R


Rhamnaceae - the red ash family

Rhizophoraceae - the mangrove family

Rosaceae - the rose family

Rubiaceae - the gardenia family

Rutaceae - the lemon family

S

 

Salviniaceae - the salvinia family

Santalaceae - the sandalwood family

Sapindaceae - the lychee family

Sapotaceae - the sapote family

Scrophulariaceae - the toadflax family

Simaroubaceae - the simarouba family

Smilacaceae - the smilax family

Solanaceae - the nightshade family

Strelitziaceae - the bird-of-paradise family

T

 

Tropaeolaceae - the nasturtium family

Typhaceae - the bulrush family

U

 

Urticaceae - the nettle family

V


Verbenaceae - the lantana family

Violaceae - the pansy family

Vitaceae - the grape family

X

 

Xanthorrhoeaceae - the grass tree family

Z

Zamiaceae - the coontie family

Zingiberaceae - the ginger family

Zygophyllaceae - the caltrop family