The 15 Major Families Arranged according to their corolla characteristics |
Free Petals |
BRASSICACEAE | 4 petals | Regular Flowers |
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ONAGRACEAE | |||
APIACEAE | 5 petals | ||
ROSACEAE | |||
No Petals |
CHENOPODIACEAE | 5 sepals | |
POLYGONACEAE | 5 or 6 sepals | ||
United Petals Pea Subfam partly united |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE | ||
POLEMONIACEAE | |||
BORAGINACEAE | |||
SCROPHULARIACEAE | Irregular Flowers Regular in Acacia Subfam |
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LAMIACEAE | |||
FABACEAE | |||
No Petals or Sepals |
POACEAE | reg/irreg (?) flowers |
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CYPARACEAE | |||
United Petals | ASTERACEAE | reg & irreg | |
The treatment above follows Bob Muns
(1986) California flora: Summaries of the major plant families with permission from Bob Muns (9/18/2005) | |||