BIOL 334

Plant Taxonomy

Families Covered

The actual families covered may vary slightly. You must know the diagnostic characteristics of the families marked (*) for both lecture and lab exams. These (*) are also the families you must know for family sight identification exams in lab.

Apiaceae* (Umbelliferae)

Asteraceae* (Compositae)

Betulaceae

Brassicaceae* (Cruciferae)

Boraginaceae*

Cactaceae

Caryophyllaceae*

Cupressaceae*

Cyperaceae*

Equisetaceae*

Ericaceae*

Fabaceae* (Leguminosae)

Grossulariaceae

Hydrophyllaceae*

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae* (Labiatae)

Liliaceae*

Magnoliaceae*

Nymphaeaceae

Orchidaceae*

Papaveraceae

Pinaceae*

Polemoniaceae*

Polygonaceae

Poaceae* (Gramineae)

Polypodiaceae*

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae*

Rosaceae*

Salicaceae

Saxifragaceae*

Scrophulariaceae*

Taxaceae*

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