56 Plant Families discovered
Acanthaceae
A family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes.
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Adoxaceae
Commonly known as moschatel family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Dipsacales, now consisting of five genera and about 150–200 species.
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Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds.
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Amaranthaceae
It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.
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Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales.
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera.
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Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae, from Apocynum, Greek for 'dog away') is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family.
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Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix.
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Asteraceae
32,000 known species of flowering plants. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family.
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Begoniaceae
Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants with two genera and about 2040 species occurring in the subtropics and tropics of the World. All but one of the species are in the genus Begonia.
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Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines. The number of accepted genera is between 80 and 85.
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Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution.
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Brassicaceae
Medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family and contains 372 genera and 4,060 accepted species.
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Cactaceae
Cactaceae is a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
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Cannaceae
Canna or canna lily is the only genus of flowering plants in the family Cannaceae, consisting of 10 species. All of the genus's species are native to the American tropics.
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Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera.
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Convolvulaceae
The bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also include trees, shrubs and herbs.
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Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera.
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Crassulaceae
Also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves, The family includes approximately 1,400 species and 34–35 genera.
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Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress, with worldwide distribution. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total.
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Droseraceae
Droseraceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants, also known as the sundew family. It consists of approximately 180 species in 3 extant genera.
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Ebenaceae
The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world.
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Ephedraceae
A family of gymnosperms belonging to Gnetophyta, it contains only a single extant genus, Ephedra, as well as a number of extinct genera from the Early Cretaceous.
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Euphorbiaceae
The spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants and has a cosmopolitan global distribution.
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Fabaceae
The family is widely distributed, and is the third largest land plant family in number of species, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with about 765 genera and nearly 20,000 known species.
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Geraniaceae
The family comprises 830 species in five to seven genera. The largest genera are Geranium (430 species), Pelargonium (280 species) and Erodium (80 species).
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Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species.
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Heliotropiaceae
Heliotropiaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants of 4 genera and with approximately 450 species worldwide, though it is concentrated especially in the tropics and subtropics.
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Iridaceae
A family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of c. 2500 species.
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Lamiaceae
A family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. The enlarged Lamiaceae contain about 236 genera and have been stated to contain 7,200 species..
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Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera, with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees.
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Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species.
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Meliaceae
A family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales and includes about 53 genera and about 600 known species.
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Moraceae
The Moraceae, often called the mulberry family are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates.
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Myrtaceae
All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five. Recent estimates suggest the Myrtaceae include about 5,950 species in about 132 genera.
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Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions.
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Oleaceae
Known as the olive family or the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. It presently comprises 28 genera and a range of around 700 species.
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Onagraceae
The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 17 genera.
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Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, along with the Asteraceae. It contains about 28,000 currently accepted species distributed across 763 genera.
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Oxalidaceae
The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of 5 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 570 species.
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Papaveraceae
The Papaveraceae are an economically important family of about 42 genera and approximately 775 known species of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, informally known as the poppy family.
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Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales and consists of 94 genera and about 1,900 species.
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Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. It includes ca 30 genera and about 725 species.
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Poaceae
Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants commonly known as grasses. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, is the fifth-largest plant family,
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Posidoniaceae
Posidonia is a genus of flowering plants. It contains nine species of marine plants 'seagrass', found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.
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Primulaceae
The Primulaceae are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers.
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Rosaceae
The rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The family Rosaceae includes herbs, shrubs, and trees.
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Rutaceae
The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales. About 160 genera are in the family Rutaceae.
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Scrophulariaceae
Commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. In the past, it was including about 275 genera and over 5,000 species, but its circumscription has been radically altered.
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Solanaceae
The Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, trees and consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species.
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Strelitziaceae
The three genera with seven species of Strelitziaceae have been included in Musaceae in some classifications, but are generally recognized as a separate family in more recent treatments.
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Tamaricaceae
The Tamaricaceae, are a family of plants native to drier areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It contains four genera: Tamarix with 73 species, Reaumuria 25 species, Myricaria 13 species, and Myrtama.
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Tropaeolaceae
Tropaeolum, commonly known as nasturtium, literally 'nose twister' or 'nose tweaker'), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
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Verbenaceae
The verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers and includes 32 genera and 800 species.
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Violaceae
Violaceae is a family of flowering plants established in 1802, consisting of about 1000 species in about 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.
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Vitaceae
The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as grapevines.
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