Family Name Family Common Name
Acanthaceae =
Acanthus
Aceraceae =
Maple
Acoraceae =
Sweet Flag
Actinidiaceae =
Actinidia
Agavaceae =
Agave
Aizoaceae =
Ice Plant or Mesembryanthemum
Alismataceae =
Water Plantain
Aloaceae =
Aloe
Amaranthaceae =
Amaranth or Pigweed
Anacardiaceae =
Cashew
Annonaceae =
Custard Apple
Apocynaceae =
Dogbane
Aquifoliaceae =
Holly
Araceae =
Arum
Araliaceae =
Ginseng
Araucariaceae =
Araucaria
Aristolochiaceae =
Birthwort
Asclepiadaceae =
Milkweed
Azollaceae =
Mosquito Fern
Balsaminaceae =
Jewelweed, Touch-Me-Not, or Balsam
Begoniaceae =
Begonia
Berberidaceae =
Barberry
Betulaceae =
Birch
Bignoniaceae =
Bignonia
Bombacaceae =
Kapok Tree
Boraginaceae =
Borage
Bromeliaceae =
Bromeliad
Buddlejaceae =
Butterfly Bush
Buxaceae =
Boxwood
Cactaceae =
Cactus
Calycanthaceae =
Calycanthus
Campanulaceae =
Bellflower
Cannabaceae =
Hemp
Cannaceae =
Canna
Capparaceae =
Caper
Caprifoliaceae =
Honeysuckle
Caryophyllaceae =
Pink
Casuarinaceae =
She Oak or Casuarina
Celastraceae =
Staff-Tree or Bittersweet
Cephalotaxaceae =
Plum Yew
Cercidiphyllaceae =
Katsura or Cercidiphyllum
Chenopodiaceae =
Goosefoot
Clethraceae =
White Alder
Commelinaceae =
Spiderwort
Compositae or Asteraceae =
Composite or Aster
Convolvulaceae =
Morning Glory
Cornaceae =
Dogwood
Crassulaceae =
Stonecrop
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae =
Mustard
Cucurbitaceae =
Gourd or Cucumber
Cupressaceae =
Cypress or Cedar
Cycadaceae =
Cycad or Sago Palm
Cyperaceae =
Sedge
Didiereaceae =
Didierea
Dioscoreaceae =
Yam
Dipsacaceae =
Teasel
Droseraceae =
Sundew
Ebenaceae =
Ebony
Elaeagnaceae =
Oleaster
Empetraceae =
Crowberry
Ephedraceae =
Ephedra
Equisetaceae =
Horsetail
Ericaceae =
Heath
Erythroxylaceae =
Coca
Eucommiaceae =
Eucommia
Euphorbiaceae =
Spurge
Fagaceae =
Beech
Fumariaceae =
Fumitory
Gentianaceae =
Gentian
Geraniaceae =
Geranium
Gesneriaceae =
African Violet
Ginkgoaceae =
Ginkgo or Maidenhair
Gnetaceae =
Gnetum
Goodeniaceae =
Goodenia
Gramineae or Poaceae =
Grass
Grossulariaceae =
Gooseberry or Currant
Gunneraceae =
Gunnera
Guttiferae or Clusiaceae =
Garcinia
Haloragaceae =
Water Milfoil
Hamamelidaceae =
Witch Hazel
Hippocastanaceae =
Horse Chestnut or Buckeye
Hydrangeaceae =
Hydrangea
Hydrophyllaceae =
Waterleaf
Iridaceae =
Iris
Juglandaceae =
Walnut
Juncaceae =
Rush
Labiatae or Lamiaceae =
Mint
Lardizabalaceae =
Lardizabala
Lauraceae =
Laurel
Leguminosae or Fabaceae =
Pea or Bean
Lemnaceae =
Duckweed
Lentibulariaceae =
Bladderwort
Liliaceae =
Lily
Limnanthaceae =
Limnanthes or Meadow Foam
Linaceae =
Flax
Lycopodiaceae =
Clubmoss
Lythraceae =
Loosestrife
Magnoliaceae =
Magnolia
Malvaceae =
Mallow
Marantaceae =
Prayer Plant
Marsileaceae =
Water Clover
Melastomataceae =
Melastome
Menispermaceae =
Moonseed
Menyanthaceae =
Buckbean
Monotropaceae =
Indian Pipe
Moraceae =
Mulberry
Musaceae =
Banana
Myricaceae =
Bayberry
Myrtaceae =
Myrtle
Nelumbonaceae =
Lotus
Nepenthaceae =
East Indian Pitcher Plant
Nyctaginaceae =
Four O'Clock or Bougainvillea
Nymphaeaceae =
Water Lily
Nyssaceae =
Nyssa, Tupelo or Sour Gum
Oleaceae =
Olive
Onagraceae =
Evening Primrose
Orchidaceae =
Orchid
Orobanchaceae =
Broomrape
Osmundaceae =
Osmunda
Oxalidaceae =
Oxalis or Wood Sorrel
Paeoniaceae =
Peony
Palmae or Arecaceae =
Palm
Pandanaceae =
Screw Pine
Papaveraceae =
Poppy
Passifloraceae =
Passion Flower
Pedaliaceae =
Sesame
Phytolaccaceae =
Pokeweed
Pinaceae =
Pine
Piperaceae =
Pepper
Pittosporaceae =
Pittosporum
Plantaginaceae =
Plantain
Platanaceae =
Plane Tree or Sycamore
Plumbaginaceae =
Leadwort
Podocarpaceae =
Podocarpus
Polemoniaceae =
Phlox
Polygonaceae =
Knotweed or Buckwheat
Polypodiaceae =
Polypody
Pontederiaceae =
Pickerel Weed
Portulacaceae =
Purslane
Primulaceae =
Primrose
Proteaceae =
Protea
Psilotaceae =
Psilotum or Whisk Fern
Pyrolaceae =
Pyrola
Ranunculaceae =
Buttercup or Crowfoot
Resedaceae =
Mignonette
Rhamnaceae =
Buckthorn
Rosaceae =
Rose
Rubiaceae =
Madder
Rutaceae =
Citrus or Rue
Salicaceae =
Willow
Salviniaceae =
Water Spangle or Floating Fern
Sapindaceae =
Soapberry
Sapotaceae =
Sapodilla
Sarraceniaceae =
Pitcher Plant
Saururaceae =
Lizard's Tail
Saxifragaceae =
Saxifrage
Schizaeaceae =
Curly Grass or Climbing Fern
Scrophulariaceae =
Snapdragon
Selaginellaceae =
Spike Moss
Simaroubaceae =
Quassia
Solanaceae =
Nightshade
Staphyleaceae =
Bladdernut
Sterculiaceae =
Cacao
Strelitziaceae =
Bird of Paradise Flower
Styracaceae =
Storax
Tamaricaceae =
Tamarisk
Taxaceae =
Yew
Taxodiaceae =
Taxodium, Bald Cypress or Redwood
Theaceae =
Tea
Thymelaeaceae =
Mezereum or Daphne
Tiliaceae =
Linden or Basswood
Tropaeolaceae =
Nasturtium
Typhaceae =
Cattail
Ulmaceae =
Elm
Umbelliferae or Apiaceae =
Parsley
Urticaceae =
Nettle
Valerianaceae =
Valerian
Verbenaceae =
Vervain or Verbena
Violaceae =
Violet
Vitaceae =
Grape
Welwitschiaceae =
Welwitschia
Zingiberaceae =
Ginger
Acanthus =
Acanthaceae
Actinidia =
Actinidiaceae
African Violet =
Gesneriaceae
Agave =
Agavaceae
Aloe =
Aloaceae
Amaranth or Pigweed =
Amaranthaceae
Araucaria =
Araucariaceae
Arum =
Araceae
Banana =
Musaceae
Barberry =
Berberidaceae
Bayberry =
Myricaceae
Beech =
Fagaceae
Begonia =
Begoniaceae
Bellflower =
Campanulaceae
Bignonia =
Bignoniaceae
Birch =
Betulaceae
Bird of Paradise Flower =
Strelitziaceae
Birthwort =
Aristolochiaceae
Bladdernut =
Staphyleaceae
Bladderwort =
Lentibulariaceae
Borage =
Boraginaceae
Boxwood =
Buxaceae
Bromeliad =
Bromeliaceae
Broomrape =
Orobanchaceae
Buckbean =
Menyanthaceae
Buckthorn =
Rhamnaceae
Buttercup or Crowfoot =
Ranunculaceae
Butterfly Bush =
Buddlejaceae
Cacao =
Sterculiaceae
Cactus =
Cactaceae
Calycanthus =
Calycanthaceae
Canna =
Cannaceae
Caper =
Capparaceae
Cashew =
Anacardiaceae
Cattail =
Typhaceae
Citrus or Rue =
Rutaceae
Clubmoss =
Lycopodiaceae
Coca =
Erythroxylaceae
Composite or Aster =
Compositae or Asteraceae
Crowberry =
Empetraceae
Curly Grass or Climbing Fern =
Schizaeaceae
Custard Apple =
Annonaceae
Cycad or Sago Palm =
Cycadaceae
Cypress or Cedar =
Cupressaceae
Didierea =
Didiereaceae
Dogbane =
Apocynaceae
Dogwood =
Cornaceae
Duckweed =
Lemnaceae
East Indian Pitcher Plant =
Nepenthaceae
Ebony =
Ebenaceae
Elm =
Ulmaceae
Ephedra =
Ephedraceae
Eucommia =
Eucommiaceae
Evening Primrose =
Onagraceae
Flax =
Linaceae
Four O'Clock or Bougainvillea =
Nyctaginaceae
Fumitory =
Fumariaceae
Garcinia =
Guttiferae or Clusiaceae
Gentian =
Gentianaceae
Geranium =
Geraniaceae
Ginger =
Zingiberaceae
Ginkgo or Maidenhair =
Ginkgoaceae
Ginseng =
Araliaceae
Gnetum =
Gnetaceae
Goodenia =
Goodeniaceae
Gooseberry or Currant =
Grossulariaceae
Goosefoot =
Chenopodiaceae
Gourd or Cucumber =
Cucurbitaceae
Grape =
Vitaceae
Grass =
Gramineae or Poaceae
Gunnera =
Gunneraceae
Heath =
Ericaceae
Hemp =
Cannabaceae
Holly =
Aquifoliaceae
Honeysuckle =
Caprifoliaceae
Horse Chestnut or Buckeye =
Hippocastanaceae
Horsetail =
Equisetaceae
Hydrangea =
Hydrangeaceae
Ice Plant or Mesembryanthemum =
Aizoaceae
Indian Pipe =
Monotropaceae
Iris =
Iridaceae
Jewelweed, Touch-Me-Not, or Balsam =
Balsaminaceae
Kapok Tree =
Bombacaceae
Katsura or Cercidiphyllum =
Cercidiphyllaceae
Knotweed or Buckwheat =
Polygonaceae
Lardizabala =
Lardizabalaceae
Laurel =
Lauraceae
Leadwort =
Plumbaginaceae
Lily =
Liliaceae
Limnanthes or Meadow Foam =
Limnanthaceae
Linden or Basswood =
Tiliaceae
Lizard's Tail =
Saururaceae
Loosestrife =
Lythraceae
Lotus =
Nelumbonaceae
Madder =
Rubiaceae
Magnolia =
Magnoliaceae
Mallow =
Malvaceae
Maple =
Aceraceae
Melastome =
Melastomataceae
Mezereum or Daphne =
Thymelaeaceae
Mignonette =
Resedaceae
Milkweed =
Asclepiadaceae
Mint =
Labiatae or Lamiaceae
Moonseed =
Menispermaceae
Morning Glory =
Convolvulaceae
Mosquito Fern =
Azollaceae
Mulberry =
Moraceae
Mustard =
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae
Myrtle =
Myrtaceae
Nasturtium =
Tropaeolaceae
Nettle =
Urticaceae
Nightshade =
Solanaceae
Nyssa, Tupelo or Sour Gum =
Nyssaceae
Oleaster =
Elaeagnaceae
Olive =
Oleaceae
Orchid =
Orchidaceae
Osmunda =
Osmundaceae
Oxalis or Wood Sorrel =
Oxalidaceae
Palm =
Palmae or Arecaceae
Parsley =
Umbelliferae or Apiaceae
Passion Flower =
Passifloraceae
Pea or Bean =
Leguminosae or Fabaceae
Peony =
Paeoniaceae
Pepper =
Piperaceae
Phlox =
Polemoniaceae
Pickerel Weed =
Pontederiaceae
Pine =
Pinaceae
Pink =
Caryophyllaceae
Pitcher Plant =
Sarraceniaceae
Pittosporum =
Pittosporaceae
Plane Tree or Sycamore =
Platanaceae
Plantain =
Plantaginaceae
Plum Yew =
Cephalotaxaceae
Podocarpus =
Podocarpaceae
Pokeweed =
Phytolaccaceae
Polypody =
Polypodiaceae
Poppy =
Papaveraceae
Prayer Plant =
Marantaceae
Primrose =
Primulaceae
Protea =
Proteaceae
Psilotum or Whisk Fern =
Psilotaceae
Purslane =
Portulacaceae
Pyrola =
Pyrolaceae
Quassia =
Simaroubaceae
Rose =
Rosaceae
Rush =
Juncaceae
Sapodilla =
Sapotaceae
Saxifrage =
Saxifragaceae
Screw Pine =
Pandanaceae
Sedge =
Cyperaceae
Sesame =
Pedaliaceae
She Oak or Casuarina =
Casuarinaceae
Snapdragon =
Scrophulariaceae
Soapberry =
Sapindaceae
Spiderwort =
Commelinaceae
Spike Moss =
Selaginellaceae
Spurge =
Euphorbiaceae
Staff-Tree or Bittersweet =
Celastraceae
Stonecrop =
Crassulaceae
Storax =
Styracaceae
Sundew =
Droseraceae
Sweet Flag =
Acoraceae
Tamarisk =
Tamaricaceae
Taxodium, Bald Cypress or Redwood =
Taxodiaceae
Tea =
Theaceae
Teasel =
Dipsacaceae
Valerian =
Valerianaceae
Vervain or Verbena =
Verbenaceae
Violet =
Violaceae
Walnut =
Juglandaceae
Water Clover =
Marsileaceae
Water Lily =
Nymphaeaceae
Water Milfoil =
Haloragaceae
Water Plantain =
Alismataceae
Water Spangle or Floating Fern =
Salviniaceae
Waterleaf =
Hydrophyllaceae
Welwitschia =
Welwitschiaceae
White Alder =
Clethraceae
Willow =
Salicaceae
Witch Hazel =
Hamamelidaceae
Yam =
Dioscoreaceae
Yew =
Taxaceae
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