Plant families
190 families, gathered into the orders they belong to. The biggest orders on Plant News come first. The everyday name under a family's scientific name comes from GBIF.
Lamiaceae
dead-nettle family
Common Selfheal, Rosemary, Wild Bergamot
Oleaceae
ash family
Black Ash, Chinese privet (Ligustrum lucidum), Forsythia
Plantaginaceae
plantain
Brahmi, Common toadflax, Foxglove Beardtongue
Verbenaceae
vervain family
Lantana, Dakota mock vervain, Blue Vervain
Orobanchaceae
broomrape family
Broomrape, Witchweed, Cistanche
Acanthaceae
bear's-breech family
Andrographis, Andrographis paniculata, Acanthus ilicifolius
Bignoniaceae
bignonia family
Catalpa, Cat's claw vine, Crescentia alata
Scrophulariaceae
figwort family
Great Mullein, Mullein, Verbascum kurdicum
Also in this order: Lentibulariaceae (2), Pedaliaceae (2), Phrymaceae (2), Rehmanniaceae (1).
Poaceae
grass
Rice, Corn (maize), Wheat
Cyperaceae
sedge
Yellow Nutsedge, Common Spike-rush, Cyperus macrostachyos
Bromeliaceae
rhodostachys family
Ballmoss, Pineapple, Spanish moss
Typhaceae
bulrush family
Cattail, Southern Cattail, Broadleaf Cattail
Juncaceae
rush family
Soft Rush
Rosaceae
rose family
Apple, Strawberry, Peach
Moraceae
mulberry family
Mulberry, Fig, Jackfruit
Rhamnaceae
buckthorn family
Common Buckthorn, Jujube, Ziziphus lotus
Elaeagnaceae
sea-buckthorn family
Silverberry, Buffaloberry, Russian olive
Ulmaceae
elm family
Chinese elm, Fluttering Elm, Schneider's Zelkova
Cannabaceae
Cannabis, Hemp
Urticaceae
Stinging Nettle, Ramie
Amaranthaceae
pigweed family
Spinach, Amaranth, Quinoa
Polygonaceae
knotweed
Buckwheat, Tartary buckwheat, Pale Persicaria
Caryophyllaceae
pink family
Catchfly, Chickweed, Mouse-ear chickweed
Cactaceae
Cacti
Prickly Pear, Beavertail Pricklypear, Branched Pencil Cholla
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea family
Four O'Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa), Bougainvillea, Pisonia
Phytolaccaceae
pokeweed family
American pokeweed, Aphananthe, Rivina humilis
Plumbaginaceae
thrift family
Limonium chrysocomum, Perez's sea lavender, Sea lavender
Droseraceae
sundew family
Venus Flytrap, Cape Sundew
Also in this order: Montiaceae (2), Basellaceae (1), Simmondsiaceae (1).
Brassicaceae
cabbage family
Arabidopsis, Thale Cress, Rapeseed
Moringaceae
Moringas
Moringa, Moringa peregrina
Caricaceae
Papayas
Papaya
Cleomaceae
spiderflower family
Cleome
Salvadoraceae
Toothbrush tree
65 more orders
Smaller orders, each with its plant count. Open one to see its families.