Plant families
This is a presentation of the living families of true plants (kingdom Plantae), with the famous members from each family. They are placed into their higher orders, subclasses, classes, and divisions, which are indicated by the way this list is formatted.
This list is intended for people who want to make sure they have all their bases covered when they have Earth-like flora in their conworld. If a word is bolded, that indicates that that plant name occurs on the Landau Core Vocabulary, but even many plants that are not "core" enough to be included in the LCV are listed here, in the hopes of giving conlangers a complete conlang lexicon. Most of these words will be the base-level words for plants (oak, maple, apple, apricot, banana, durian, cabbage, broccoli, potato, anise, ivy, almond, cactus, rice, orchid, lily, reed, pine, spruce, etc.), but commonly-used more specific terms are also included under a more inclusive term {in brackets}.
If your conpeople have modern science, they will probably have words like "conifer", "monocot", and "pteridophyte" in their language. You might even want to try to create some adjectives for plant families (such as "liliaceous" and "rosaceous") in your conlang. Linnaean taxonomy simply names these plant families (and orders) after a prominent member, but if you are so imaginatively inclined, the taxonomy used by your conpeople may have a different method for coming up with plant family names. You can also come up with different nominate members for each family -- perhaps your conpeople's word for "rosaceous" derives from the name of the peach rather than the rose, or their word for "lythraceous" is taken from the word for pomegranate instead of the word for loosestrife. By no means do you have to come up with names for all 707 families listed here -- even Kankonian only has about 190 of them, at last count.
If your conworld has plant species (and/or cultivars) not found in Our World, they will not only of course need their own names, but at least a few will probably belong to families not found in Our World. Kankonia, for instance, has such plants as the blue tree (family Cyanophyllaceae) and the surasmas (family Surasmataceae). You might want to consider how these plants are related, what plants fit in what families, and what orders the un-Earthlike families belong in.
And now, the list:
Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Haplomitriopsida
Haplomitriales
- Haplomitriaceae
Treubiales
- Treubiaceae
Marchantiopsida
Blasiidae
Blasiales
- Blasiaceae
Marchantiidae
Neohodgsoniales
- Neohodgsoniaceae
Sphaerocarpales
- Monocarpaceae
- Riellaceae
- Sphaerocarpaceae
Lunulariales
- Lunulariaceae
Marchantiales
- Marchantiaceae: common liverwort
- Aytoniaceae
- Cleveaceae
- Monosoleniaceae
- Conocephalaceae
- Targioniaceae
- Wiesnerellaceae
- Dumortieraceae
- Monocleaceae
- Oxymitraceae
- Ricciaceae
- Corsiniaceae
- Cyathodiaceae
Jungermanniopsida
Pelliidae
Pelliales
- Noerocladaceae
- Pelliaceae
Pallaviciniales
- Phyllothalliaceae
- Sandeothallaceae
- Moerckiaceae
- Hymenophytaceae
- Pallaviciniaceae
Fossombroniales
- Calyculariaceae
- Makinoaceae
- Fossombroniaceae
- Allisoniaceae
- Petalophyllaceae
Metzgeriidae
Pleuroziales
- Pleuroziaceae
Metzgeriales
- Metzgeriaceae
- Aneuraceae
Jungermanniidae
Porellales
- Porellaceae
- Goebeliellaceae
- Lepidolaenaceae
- Radulaceae
- Frullaniaceae
- Jubulaceae
- Lejeuneaceae
Ptilidiales
- Herzogianthaceae
- Ptilidiaceae
- Neotrichocoleaceae
Jungermanniales
- Schistochilaceae
- Lophocoleaceae
- Plagiochilaceae
- Lepicoleaceae
- Lepidoziaceae
- Pseudolepicoleaceae
- Blepharostomataceae
- Trichocoleaceae
- Grolleaceae
- Mastigophoraceae
- Herbertaceae
- Adelanthaceae
- Anastrophyllaceae
- Cephaloziaceae
- Cephaloziellaceae
- Scapaniaceae
- Lophoziaceae
- Myliaceae
- Arnelliaceae
- Blepharidophyllaceae
- Endogemmataceae
- Harpanthaceae
- Hygrobiellaceae
- Jackiellaceae
- Notoscyphaceae
- Saccogynaceae
- Southbyaceae
- Trichotemnomataceae
- Balantiopsidaceae
- Chonecoleaceae
- Brevianthaceae
- Geocalycaceae
- Gyrothyraceae
- Solenostomataceae
- Stephaniellaceae
- Acrobolbaceae
- Calypogeiaceae
- Jungermanniaceae
- Antheliaceae
- Gymnomitriaceae
Anthocerotophyta (hornwort)
Leiosporocerotopsida
Leiosporocerotales
- Leiosporocerotaceae
Anthocerotopsida
Anthocerotales
- Anthocerotaceae: field hornwort
Notothyladales
- Notothyladaceae
Phymatocerotales
- Phymatocerotaceae
Dendrocerotales
- Dendrocerotaceae
Bryophyta (moss)
Takakiopsida
Takakiales
- Takakiaceae
Sphagnosida
Sphagnales
- Ambuchananiaceae
- Flatbergiaceae
- Sphagnaceae: peat moss
Andreaeopsida
Andreaeales
- Andreaeaceae: lantern moss
Andreaeobryopsida
Andreaeobryales
- Andreaeobryaceae
Oedipodiopsida
Oedipodiales
- Oedipodiaceae: gouty-moss
Polytrichopsida
Polytrichales
- Polytrichaceae: hair moss/haircap moss, dawsonia
Tetraphidopsida
Tetraphidales
- Tetraphidaceae: four-tooth moss
Bryopsida
Buxbaumiidae
Buxbaumiales
- Buxbaumiaceae: bug-on-a-stick
Diphysciidae
Diphysciales
- Diphysciaceae
Timmiidae
Timmiales
- Timmiaceae
Funariidae
Encalyptales
- Encalyptaceae: extinguisher moss
Funariales
- Funariaceae: bonfire moss
Disceliales
- Disceliaceae: flag-moss
Dicranidae
Timmiellales
- Timmiellaceae
Catoscopiales
- Catoscopiaceae
Distichiales
- Distichiaceae
Flexitrichales
- Flexitrichaceae
Pseudoditrichales
- Pseudoditrichaceae
- Chrysoblastellaceae
Scouleriales
- Drummondiaceae
- Scouleriaceae
Bryoxiphiales
- Bryoxiphiaceae
Grxmmiales
- Grxmmiaceae
- Ptychomitriaceae
- Seligeriaceae
- Saelaniaceae
Archidiales
- Archidiaceae
Dicranales
- Fissidentaceae: maidenhair pocketmoss
- Hypodontiaceae
- Eustichiaceae
- Ditrichaceae: Cornish path-moss
- Bruchiaceae: Bolander's candlemoss
- Rhachitheciaceae
- Erpodiaceae
- Schistostegaceae: goblin gold/luminous moss
- Viridivelleraceae
- Rhabdoweisiaceae
- Dicranaceae: fork-moss, heath star moss
- Micromitriaceae
- Leucobryaceae: pincushion moss
- Octoblepharaceae
- Calymperaceae
Pottiales
- Bryobartramiaceae
- Cinclidotaceae
- Ephemeraceae
- Pleurophascaceae
- Pottiaceae: tortula moss
- Serpotortellaceae
- Splachnobryaceae
Bryidae
Bartramiales
- Bartramiaceae
Bryales
- Bryaceae: thread moss
- Leptostomataceae
- Mniaceae: calcareous moss
- Phyllodrepaniaceae
- Pulchrinodaceae
Hedwigiales
- Hedwigiaceae
- Helicophyllaceae
- Rhacocarpaceae
Orthotrichales
- Orthotrichaceae: orthotrichum moss
Rhizogoniales
- Rhizogoniaceae
- Orthodontiaceae
- Aulacomniaceae: ribbed bog-moss
Splachnales
- Meesiaceae
- Splachnaceae: dung moss
Hypnodendrales
- Hypnodendraceae: palm moss
- Braithwaiteaceae
- Pterobryellaceae
- Racopilaceae
Ptychomniales
- Garovagliaceae
- Ptychomniaceae
Hookeriales
- Daltoniaceae
- Hookeriaceae
- Hypopterygiaceae
- Leucomiaceae
- Pilotrichaceae
- Saulomataceae
- Schimperobryaceae
Hypnales
- Fabroniaceae: knothole moss
- Amblystegiaceae: calliergon moss, hygrohypnum moss
- Anomodontaceae
- Brachytheciaceae: neat feather-moss
- Calliergonaceae
- Catagoniaceae
- Climaciaceae
- Cryphaeaceae: multi-fruited river moss
- Echinodiaceae
- Entodontaceae
- Fontinalaceae
- Helodiaceae
- Hylocomiaceae
- Hypnaceae: carpet moss, feather moss
- Lembophyllaceae
- Leptodontaceae
- Lepyrodontaceae
- Leskeaceae
- Leucodontaceae
- Meteoriaceae
- Microtheciellaceae
- Miyabeaceae
- Myriniaceae
- Myuriaceae
- Neckeraceae: Derbyshire heather moss
- Orthorrhynchiaceae
- Phyllogoniaceae
- Plagiotheciaceae
- Prionodontaceae
- Pterigynandraceae
- Pterobryaceae
- Pylaisiadelphaceae
- Regmatodontaceae
- Rhytidiaceae
- Rutenbergiaceae
- Sematophyllaceae: signal moss
- Sorapillaceae
- Stereophyllaceae
- Symphyodontaceae
- Theliaceae
- Thuidiaceae: thuidium moss
- Trachylomataceae
Lycopodiophyta (club moss)
Lycopodiopsida
Isoetales
- Isoetaceae: quillwort
Lycopodiales
- Lycopodiaceae: creeping cedar/ground pine
Selaginellales
- Selaginellaceae: spikemoss
Pteridophyta
Equisetopsida
Equisetales
- Equisetaceae: horsetail
Polypodiopsida (fern)
Marattiidae
Marattiales
- Marattiaceae: para/king fern/potato fern, pala/HIawaii potato fern
Ophioglossidae
Ophioglossales
- Ophioglossaceae: adder's-tongue
Psilotales
- Psilotaceae: whisk fern, fork fern
Polypodiidae
Osmundales
- Osmundaceae: royal fern, cinnamon fern, flowering fern
Hymenophyllales
- Hymenophyllaceae: filmy fern, bristle fern
Gleicheniales
- Dipteridaceae
- Gleicheniaceae (the forked fern family): umbrella fern/shield fern
- Matoniaceae
Schizaeales
- Schizaeaceae: ray fern, curlygrass fern
- Anemiaceae: flowering fern
- Lygodiaceae: climbing fern
Salviniales
- Marsileaceae: ihi'ihi, pepperwort
- Salviniaceae: mosquito fern, water moss
Cyatheales (tree fern)
- Thyrsopteridaceae
- Loxsomataceae
- Culcitaceae
- Plagiogyriaceae
- Cibotiaceae: manfern
- Metaxyaceae
- Dicksoniaceae: woolly tree fern/whekī-ponga, diamondleaf fern
- Cyatheaceae: scaly tree fern
Polypodiales
- Cystodiaceae
- Dennstaedtiaceae: bracken
- Lindsaeaceae: necklace fern
- Lonchitidaceae
- Pteridaceae: brake, cliff brake, maidenhair fern
- Saccolomataceae: soralpouch fern
- Aspleniaceae: spleenwort
- Athyriaceae: lady fern, vegetable fern
- Blechnaceae: midin, chain fern
- Cystopteridaceae: bladder fern/fragile fern
- Desmophlebiaceae
- Diplaziopsidaceae: glade fern
- Hemidictyaceae: marginated half net fern
- Onocleaceae: ostrich fern, sensitive fern
- Rhachidosoraceae
- Thelypteridaceae: maiden fern, beech fern
- Woodsiaceae: cliff fern
- Davalliaceae: squirrel's foot fern, rabbit's foot fern
- Didymochlaenaceae: mahogany maidenhair
- Dryopteridaceae: Western sword fern
- Hypodematiaceae
- Lomariopsidaceae: Süsswassertang
- Nephrolepidaceae: sword fern
- Oleandraceae
- Polypodiaceae: staghorn fern
- Tectariaceae: halberd fern, button fern, snail fern, oak leaf fern
Cycadophyta
Cycadopsida
Cycadales (cycad)
- Cycadaceae: sago cycad (Cycas revoluta)
- Stangeriaceae: Byfield fern
- Zamiaceae: Kaffir bread, burrawang nut
Ginkgophyta
Ginkgoopsida
Ginkgoales
- Ginkgoaceae: ginkgo
Pinophyta
Pinopsida
Pinales
- Araucariaceae: monkey-puzzle, bunya, Wollemi pine, kauri
- Cupressaceae: juniper, cypress, redwood, sequoia, arbor vitae/thuja, Japanese cedar/sugi, bald cypress
- Pinaceae: pine {piñon, ponderosa pine, bristlecone pine}, fir, spruce {blue spruce, Norway spruce}, cedar, larch, Douglas fir, hemlock (Tsuga)
- Podocarpaceae: kahikatea
- Sciadopityaceae: umbrella pine
- Taxaceae: yew, torreya/nutmeg yew
Gnetophyta
Gnetopsida
Gnetales
- Gnetaceae: gnemon, African jointfir
- Welwitschiaceae: welwitschia/tumboa
- Ephedraceae: ephedra/mahuang
Magnoliophyta
Amborellopsida
Amborellales
- Amborellaceae
Nymphaeopsida
Nymphaeales
- Cabombaceae: fanwort
- Hydatellaceae
- Nymphaeaceae: water lily
Austobaileyopsida
Austrobaileyales
- Austrobaileyaceae
- Schisandraceae: star anise, schisandra/schizandra
- Trimeniaceae
Chloranthopsida
Chloranthales
- Chloranthaceae: sarcandra
Ceratophyllopsida
Ceratophyllales
- Ceratophyllaceae: coontail/hornwort (Ceratophyllum)
Magnoliopsida
Canellales
- Canellaceae: white cinnamon
- Winteraceae: winter's bark/canelo
Piperales
- Aristolochiaceae: Dutchman's pipe/birthwort
- Piperaceae: pepper (Piper), kava, betel leaf
- Saururaceae: lizard's tail
Laurales
- Calycanthaceae: spicebush
- Siparunaceae
- Atherospermataceae: southern sassafras
- Gomortegaceae
- Hernandiaceae: lantern tree
- Monimiaceae: lemonwood
- Lauraceae: avocado, cinnamon, bay laurel/bay leaf, camphor, cassia, sassafras
Magnoliales
- Myristicaceae: nutmeg/mace
- Magnoliaceae: magnolia, tulip tree
- Degeneriaceae
- Himantandraceae: white mangolia
- Eupomatiaceae: bolwarra
- Annonaceae: cherimoya, custard apple, soursop/guanábana, sweetsop, ylang-ylang, pawpaw (Asimina triloba), kepel fruit, atemoya, biribá, ilama
Tricolpa (eudicots)
Gunneridae
Gunnerales
- Gunneraceae: dinosaur food
- Myrothamnaceae: resurrection plant
Buxidae
Buxales
- Buxaceae: box, pachysandra
- Didymelaceae
- Haptanthaceae
Proteidae
Proteales
- Nelumbonaceae: lotus (Nelumbo)
- Platanaceae: sycamore/plane tree (Platanus)
- Proteaceae: macadamia, protea/sugarbush, hakea, silverleaf tree (Leucadendron)
- Sabiaceae: meliosma
Ranunculidae
Ranunculales
- Eupteleaceae
- Papaveraceae: poppy, California poppy/eschscholzia, Matilija poppy, bleeding-heart, corydalis, Dutchman's breeches
- Circaeasteraceae
- Lardizabalaceae: zabala fruit
- Menispermaceae: giloy
- Berberidaceae: barberry, twinleaf/rheumatism root, inside-out flower
- Ranunculaceae: buttercup, clematis, columbine, delphinium, anemone/windflower, hellebore, larkspur, pasqueflower, akeley, hepatica, aconite/monkshood, pheasant's-eye, bugbane, globeflower
Trochodendridae
Trochodendrales
- Trochodendraceae: wheel tree
Dilleniidae
Dilleniales
- Dilleniaceae: elephant apple
Berberidopsidae
Berberidopsidales
- Aextoxicaceae: olivillo
- Berberidopsidaceae: coral plant
Caryophyllidae
Caryophyllales
- Aizoaceae (ice plant): aloinopsis
- Amaranthaceae: spinach, quinoa, beet, chard, amaranth, epazote, goosefoot, Good King Henry, kañiwa, coxcomb
- Anacampserotaceae
- Ancistrocladaceae
- Asteropeiaceae
- Barbeuiaceae
- Basellaceae: ulluco, Malabar spinach
- Cactaceae (cactus): dragon fruit, peyote, prickly pear, saguaro, cholla {teddy bear cholla}, xoconostle, cereus, mammillaria, barrel cactus, Aaron's beard (Opuntia leucotricha), claret cup
- Caryophyllaceae: carnation, pink, sweet william, baby's breath, campion, soapwort, chickweed, nailwort
- Didiereaceae: octopus tree
- Dioncophyllaceae
- Droseraceae: Venus' flytrap, sundew, waterwheel plant
- Drosophyllaceae: Portuguese sundew/flycatcher
- Frankeniaceae: sea heath
- Gisekiaceae
- Halophytaceae
- Kewaceae: salad plant
- Limeaceae
- Lophiocarpaceae
- Macarthuriaceae
- Microteaceae: jumpy pepper
- Molluginaceae: carpetweed
- Montiaceae: parakeelya, lewisia
- Nepenthaceae: tropical pitcher plant (Nepenthes)
- Nyctaginaceae: bougainvillea, four o'clock
- Petiveriaceae
- Physenaceae
- Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed
- Plumbaginaceae: leadwort
- Polygonaceae: buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape, sorrel, bistort {smokeweed}, knotweed (Polygonum)
- Portulacaceae: portulaca/purslane
- Rhabdodendraceae
- Sarcobataceae: greasewood/seepwood
- Simmondsiaceae: jojoba
- Stegnospermataceae: Cuban tangle
- Talinaceae
- Tamaricaceae: tamarisk
Santalidae
Santalales
- Balanophoraceae: ground pineapple
- Loranthaceae: some mistletoes
- Olacaceae: yellow plum
- Misodendraceae: feathery mistletoe
- Opiliaceae
- Santalaceae: some mistletoes, sandalwood, quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
- Schoepfiaceae: arana
Asteridae
Cornales
- Hydrangeaceae: hydrangea, deutzia
- Loasaceae: stingbush/velcro plant, blazingstar
- Hydrostachyaceae
- Nyssaceae: tupelo
- Grubbiaceae: sillyberry
- Curtisiaceae: Assegai tree/cape lancewood
- Cornaceae: dogwood
Ericales
- Actinidiaceae: kiwifruit
- Balsaminaceae: impatiens, balsam
- Clethraceae: lily-of-the-valley tree
- Cyrillaceae: titi
- Diapensiaceae: pincushion plant
- Ebenaceae: persimmon, ebony, date-plum
- Ericaceae: blueberry, cranberry, azalea, rhododendron, heather, huckleberry, madrone, trailing arbutus, manzanita, kinnikinnik, crowberry, bilberry, lingonberry, wintergreen (Gaultheria), wintergreen (Pyrola)
- Fouquieriaceae: ocotillo, boojum tree/cirio
- Lecythidaceae: Brazil nut
- Marcgraviaceae: monkey paws, schwartzia
- Mitrastemonaceae
- Pentaphylaceae
- Polemoniaceae: phlox, Jacob's ladder {abscess root}
- Primulaceae: primrose, cyclamen, pimpernel {scarlet pimpernel}, marlberry
- Roridulaceae: fly bush/dewstick
- Sapotaceae: sapodilla, mamey sapote, gutta-percha, abiu, canistel, tambalacoque/dodo tree/calvaria
- Sarraceniaceae: North American pitcher plant (Sarracenia), cobra lily/California pitcher plant
- Sladeniaceae
- Styracaceae: styrax
- Symplocaceae: sapphireberry
- Tetrameristaceae: tea mangrove
- Theaceae: tea, camellia
Aquifoliales
- Aquifoliaceae: holly, yerba maté
- Cardiopteridaceae: citronella tree
- Helwingiaceae
- Phyllonomaceae
- Stemonuraceae
Asterales
- Alseuosmiaceae: toropapa
- Argophyllaceae: silver leaf (Argophyllum nullumense)
- Asteraceae (also known as Compositae): sunflower, artichoke, lettuce, wormwood, dahlia, daisy, marigold (Calendula officinalis), chrysanthemum, dandelion, aster, zinnia, black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), echinacea, stevia, chamomile, radicchio, safflower, sagebrush, tarragon, mugwort, ragweed, achillea/yarrow {ptarmica/sneezewort}, edelweiss, elecampane, gazania, abrotanum/lad's love/southernwood, xeranthemum, endive, celtuce, chicory, salsify, black salsify/scorzonera, Jerusalem artichoke/sunchoke, cardoon, burdock, yacón, nyjer seed/inga seed/guizotia, incienso/brittlebush, ageratum, arnica, groundsel, calea/dream herb, ironweed, mule's ear, knapweed, costus root/kuth (Saussurea costus), coreopsis, cosmos, globe thistle, blanket flower, tansy, pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum), oxeye
- Calyceraceae: false-plantain
- Campanulaceae: campanula/bellflower, lobelia, solenopsis
- Goodeniaceae: scaevola/fanflower
- Menyanthaceae: floatingheart
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Phellinaceae
- Rousseaceae: marbleleaf
- Stylidiaceae: triggerplant
Escalloniales
- Escalloniaceae: mountain laurel
Bruniales
- Bruniaceae: common button bosh
- Columelliaceae: Chilean holly
Apiales
- Apiaceae: carrot/Queen Anne's lace, anise, celery, cilantro/coriander, parsley, parsnip, celeriac, fennel, poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), alexanders, angelica, asafoetida, caraway, chervil, culantro, cumin, dill, lovage, silphium, samphire, skirret, arracacha
- Araliaceae: ginseng, ivy, schefflera
- Griseliniaceae: kapuka
- Myodocarpaceae
- Pennantiaceae: kaikomako
- Pittosporaceae: pittosporum
- Torricelliaceae
Dipsacales
- Adoxaceae: elder/elderberry, viburnum/arrowwood, moschatel, cassioberry
- Caprifoliaceae: honeysuckle, valerian, linnaea/twinflower, abelia, spikenard, widow flower
- Dipsacaceae: teasel, scabious/pincushion flower
Paracryphiales
- Paracryphiaceae: possumwood (Quintinia)
Icacinales
- Icacinaceae: ingudi
- Oncothecaceae
Metteniusales
- Metteniusaceae: white pear
Garryales
- Garryaceae: aucuba
- Eucommiaceae: hardy rubber tree
Boraginales
- Boraginaceae: borage, forget-me-not, comfrey, lungwort, navelwort
- Codonaceae
- Wellstediaceae
- Hydrophyllaceae: Aunt Lucy, baby blue eyes
- Namaceae
- Heliotropiaceae: heliotrope
- Ehretiaceae: ehretia/anacua/sandpaper tree
- Cordiaceae: manjack
- Lennoaceae
- Hoplestigmataceae
- Coldeniaceae
Gentianales
- Rubiaceae: coffee, gardenia, cinchona (quinine), remijia (quinine), noni, ixora, ipecacuanha (ipecac), kratom, woodruff, madder, jagua, café marron
- Gentianaceae: gentian
- Loganiaceae: strychnine tree
- Apocynaceae: oleander, milkweed, plumeria/frangipani, periwinkle, rauwolfia, dogbane, Natal plum, stephanotis {Madagascar jasmine}
- Gelsemiaceae: yellow jasmine/evening trumpetflower
Vahliales
- Vahliaceae
Lamiales
- Acanthaceae: acanthus, zebra plant (Aphelandra squarrosa), thunbergia
- Bignoniaceae: jacaranda, catalpa
- Byblidaceae: rainbow plant
- Calceolariaceae: lady's purse
- Carlemanniaceae
- Gesneriaceae: cyrtandra, African violet, gloxinia
- Lamiaceae: basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, lavender, mint {peppermint, spearmint, pennyroyal}, stachys, marjoram, oregano, catnip, chia, teak, patchouli, savory, hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), hyssop/za'atar (Origanum syriacum), lemon balm, ajuga, horehound, shiso, skullcap
- Lentibulariaceae: bladderwort, butterwort
- Linderniaceae: wishbone flower/bluewings
- Martyniaceae: tiger's claw
- Mazaceae: mazus
- Oleaceae: olive, lilac/syringa, ash, privet, jasmine, forsythia, osmanthus
- Orobanchaceae: Indian paintbrush, desert paintbrush, betony/lousewort (Pedicularis)
- Paulowniaceae: paulownia
- Pedaliaceae: sesame
- Phrymaceae: lopseed
- Plantaginaceae: digitalis/foxglove, psyllium, penstemon/beardtongue, snapdragon, plantain (Plantago), hebe, brooklime, Culver's root, mare's tail, turtlehead, veronica/speedwell
- Plocospermataceae
- Schlegeliaceae
- Scrophulariaceae: buddleia/butterfly bush, mullein, figwort
- Stilbaceae: notsung/tree fuchsia
- Tetrachondraceae: juniperleaf/rustweed
- Thomandersiaceae
- Verbenaceae: verbena/vervain
Solanales
- Solanaceae: pepper/chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) {bell pepper, sweet pepper, cayenne, habanero, jalapeño, chipotle, ghost pepper/bhut jolokia, paprika}, potato, tomato, tobacco, eggplant/aubergine, deadly nightshade/belladonna (Atropa belladonna), mandrake (Mandragora), goji, poha/goldenberry, tomatillo, tamarillo, pepino, dulcamara/bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara), datura/jimsonweed, ají pepper, henbane, ashwagandha
- Convolvulaceae: sweet potato, morning glory, ponysfoot/ponyfoot, wilsonia, woodrose, dodder
- Montiniaceae
- Sphenocleaceae
- Hydroleaceae: false fiddleleaf
Saxifragidae
Saxifragales
- Peridiscaceae
- Paeoniaceae: peony
- Altingiaceae: liquidambar
- Hamamelidaceae: witch-hazel
- Cercidiphyllaceae: katsura
- Daphniphyllaceae
- Crassulaceae: sedum/stonewort, kalanchoe, jade plant/friendship tree, pennywort, echeveria, aeonium {saucer plant}, cotyledon
- Aphanopetalaceae: gum vine
- Tetracarpaeaceae
- Penthoraceae: penthorum
- Haloragaceae: water milfoil, seaberry (Haloragis)
- Iteaceae: sweetspire
- Grossulariaceae: redcurrant, blackcurrant, gooseberry
- Saxifragaceae: saxifrage, astilbe
- Cynomoriaceae: desert thumb
Rosidae
Vitales
- Vitaceae: grape, Concord grape, muscadine, ayo
Zygophyllales
- Zygophyllaceae: creosote bush, caltrop
- Krameriaceae: rhatany
Celastrales
- Celastraceae: khat/qat, bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)
- Lepidobotryaceae
Malphigiales
- Achariaceae: chaulmoogra
- Balanopaceae
- Bonnetiaceae
- Calophyllaceae: mammee
- Caryocaraceae: souari tree
- Centroplacaceae
- Chrysobalanaceae: coco plum
- Clusiaceae: mangosteen, clusia
- Ctenolophonaceae
- Dichapetalaceae: gifblaar/poison leaf
- Elatinaceae: waterwort
- Erythroxylaceae: coca (cocaine)
- Euphorbiaceae: cassava, rubber, spurge/euphorbia, kukui/candlenut, castor bean, jatropha/physic nut, poinsettia, croton
- Euphroniaceae
- Goupiaceae: goupie
- Humiriaceae
- Hypericaceae: St. John's wort
- Irvingiaceae: African mango
- Ixonanthaceae
- Lacistemataceae
- Linaceae: flax
- Lophopyxidaceae
- Malpighiaceae: ayahuasca/caapi, acerola/Barbados cherry
- Ochnaceae: ochna
- Pandaceae
- Passifloraceae: passionfruit, maypop
- Peraceae: lightning bush
- Phyllanthaceae: sweet leaf/tropical asparagus (Sauropus androgynus), bignay
- Picrodendraceae: shrubby-spurge
- Podostemaceae: riverweed
- Putranjivaceae: ironplum
- Rafflesiaceae: rafflesia/stinking corpse lily
- Rhizophoraceae: true mangrove
- Salicaceae: willow, aspen, poplar, cottonwood, xylosma, ramontchi/governor's plum, kei-apple
- Trigoniaceae
- Violaceae: violet, pansy
Oxalidales
- Huaceae
- Connaraceae: Indian zebrawood
- Oxalidaceae: starfruit, bilimbi
- Cunoniaceae: butterspoon tree, leatherwood (Eucryphia)
- Brunelliaceae: West Indian sumac
- Cephalotaceae: Albany pitcher plant
- Elaeocarpaceae: rudraksha tree, quandong (Elaeocarpus)
Fabales
- Fabaceae (legumes): bean {green bean/string bean, kidney bean, pinto bean, lima bean/butter bean, black bean, navy bean}, pea {snap pea, snow pea}, peanut, garbanzo, lentil, tamarind, soybean, wisteria, clover, licorice/liquorice, mung bean, alfalfa, carob, adzuki bean, blackeye pea, kudzu, true indigo, cowpea, fava bean, acacia, mimosa/sensitive plant, jicama, mesquite, fenugreek, lupin, gorse/furze, laburnum, broom, rooibos, guar, mopane, African locust bean, joaquiniquil, long bean/asparagus bean, rosewood (Dalbergia), tonka bean, poinciana, runner bean, shittimwood, padauk/mukwa/narra, scarlet flame bean, brazilwood/pernambuco, yellowwood,(Cladrastis), purpleheart, vetch {tare}, astragalus/milkvetch, ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli), palo verde, zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis), pagoda tree
- Quillajaceae: soap-bark
- Polygalaceae: milkwort
- Surianaceae: bay cedar, ooline
Rosales
- Rosaceae: rose, apple, pear, cherry, peach, strawberry, almond, apricot, blackberry, loquat, plum {greengage, damson plum}, raspberry, nectarine, pluot, quince, boysenberry, aronia, Asian pear, black cherry, chokecherry, hawthorn {tejocote}, Eastern mayhaw, medlar (Mespilus germanica), pyracantha, rowan, serviceberry, sloe, crab-apple, dewberry, loganberry, wineberry, olallieberry, tormentil, cinquefoil, (salad) burnet, spiraea, filipendula, cotoneaster, photinia
- Rhamnaceae: jujube, buckthorn, sea buckthorn, Christ's-thorn
- Elaeagnaceae: goumi, sea buckthorn, oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia), silverberry
- Barbeyaceae
- Dirachmaceae
- Ulmaceae: elm {Dutch elm, wych-elm}, zelkova
- Cannabaceae: hemp, marijuana, hops, hackberry
- Moraceae: breadfruit, fig {desert fig, sycamore (Ficus sycamorus), strangler fig}, mulberry, jackfruit, banyan, bodhi tree/bo tree, Osage orange, cempedak, monkey fruit, breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum), breadnut (Artocarpus camansi)
- Urticaceae: nettle, cecropia
Fagales
- Nothofagaceae: southern beech
- Fagaceae: chestnut, oak {cork, live oak, black oak, Caucasian oak}, beech, chinquapin
- Myricaceae: yangmei, bayberry
- Juglandaceae: walnut {black walnut, English walnut, butternut}, hickory {pecan, shagbark hickory}, wingnut
- Ticodendraceae
- Betulaceae: birch, hazel (hazelnut), filbert, alder, hornbeam
- Casuarinaceae: she-oak/ironwood/cassowary tree
Cucurbitales
- Apodanthaceae: stemsucker
- Anisophylleaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Coriariaceae: tutu, redoul
- Cucurbitaceae: melon (muskmelon) {cantaloupe, honeydew, casaba melon, Santa Claus melon}, watermelon, cucumber, squash (winter/summer) {pumpkin, zucchini, kabocha, acorn squash}, gourd, kiwano/horned melon, calabash, chayote, loofah, colocynth
- Tetramelaceae
- Datiscaceae: Durango root
- Begoniaceae: begonia
Geraniales
- Geraniaceae: geranium (Geranium and Pelargonium)
- Francoaceae: honey flower (Melianthus), bridalwreath
Myrtales
- Alzateaceae
- Combretaceae: white mangrove
- Crypteroniaceae
- Lythraceae: pomegranate, henna, loosestrife, water caltrop
- Melastomataceae: miconia, blue tongue
- Myrtaceae: guava, eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, strawberry guava, wax-apple, allspice, feijoa, guavaberry, camu camu, jaboticaba, lillypilly/satinash, Brazil cherry, pitanga/Suriname cherry, riberry, callistemon/bottlebrush, lehua, strawberry myrtle
- Onagraceae: fuchsia, oenothera/sundrop, enchanter's nightshade, clarkia, willowherb
- Penaeaceae: hard-pear
- Vochysiaceae: jacaré
Crossosomatales
- Strasburgeriaceae: ixerba/tawari
- Geissolomataceae
- Aphloiaceae
- Staphyleaceae
- Guamatelaceae
- Stachyuraceae: stachyurus
- Crossosomataceae: rockflower
Picramniales
- Picramniaceae: cedrinho
Sapindales
- Anacardiaceae: mango, cashew, pistachio, poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac, sumac, smoke tree, marula, green plum, mastic
- Biebersteiniaceae
- Burseraceae: frankincense, myrrh, bdellium/guggul, pili, galip nut
- Kirkiaceae
- Meliaceae: mahogany, langsat, chinaberry, neem, emu apple, toon, some mangroves
- Nitrariaceae: Syrian rue/harmal/harmel
- Rutaceae (including all the citrus species): lemon, orange {blood orange}, grapefruit, lime, tangerine, kumquat, mandarin, key lime, clementine, tangelo, yuzu, Buddha's hand, pomelo/shaddock, ugli/uniq fruit, citron {etrog}, bergamot, finger lime, Kaffir lime, kiyomi, Meyer lemon, limequat, orangequat, Persian lime, satsuma/mikan/naartjie, rue, Szechuan pepper, casimiroa/white sapote, wampee, spurge olive, burning bush/dittany/fraxinella, toothache tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
- Sapindaceae: maple {Japanese maple}, longan, lychee, rambutan, guarana, akee, genip, goldenrain tree, buckeye, soapberry, korlan, hopbush/akeake
- Simaroubaceae: quassia, ailanthus, corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
Huerteales
- Dipentodontaceae
- Gerrardinaceae
- Petenaeaceae
- Tapisciaceae
Brassicales
- Akaniaceae: turnipwood
- Bataceae: saltwort/beachwort/pickleweed (Batis maritima)
- Brassicaceae: cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, radish, mustard, kohlrabi, collard greens, broccoflower, watercress, turnip, horseradish, wasabi, bok choy, arugula/rocket, tat soi, daikon, Chinese broccoli/kai-lan, mizuna, Napa cabbage, rapini, rutabaga/swede, sea kale, honesty, rapeseed, woad, maca, alyssum, wallflower
- Capparaceae: caper, temple plant
- Caricaceae: papaya, babaco, mountain papaya
- Cleomaceae: spider plant
- Emblingiaceae
- Gyrostemonaceae: camel poison
- Koeberliniaceae: crown of thorns/crucifixion thorn
- Limnanthaceae: meadowfoam
- Moringaceae: moringa
- Pentadiplandraceae
- Resedaceae: mignonette
- Salvadoraceae: toothbrush tree
- Setchellanthaceae
- Tiganophytaceae
- Tovariaceae
- Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium (Tropaeolum)
Malvales
- Bixaceae: achiote (source of annatto), silk-cotton tree
- Cistaceae (the rock-rose family): helianthemum, halimium/false sun-rose
- Cytinaceae: vampire cup
- Dipterocarpaceae: lauan
- Malvaceae: cotton, durian, cacao, hibiscus {rose of Sharon}, okra, kola, baobab, linden, hollyhock, marshmallow, jute mallow, abelmosk, kurrajong, money plant (Pachira aquatica), abutilon, kapok, mazapan, swampmallow
- Muntingiaceae: calabur tree
- Neuradaceae: sand button
- Sarcolaenaceae
- Sphaerosepalaceae
- Thymelaeaceae: daphne, agarwood/agalloch
Monocots
Acoridae
Acorales
- Acoraceae: sweet flag
Alismatidae
Alismatales
- Tofieldiaceae: Harper's beauty
- Alismataceae: water-plantain
- Butomaceae: flowering rush
- Hydrocharitaceae: elodea, freshwater eelgrass (Vallisneria), water nymph/naiad
- Aponogetonaceae: aponogeton/cape pondweed
- Scheuchzeriaceae
- Juncaginaceae: arrowgrass
- Maundiaceae
- Posidoniaceae: Neptune grass
- Ruppiaceae: widgeonweed/widgeon grass
- Cymodoceaceae: sea nymph
- Potamogetonaceae: pondweed
- Zosteraceae: marine eelgrass (Zostera)
- Araceae (the arum family): taro/dasheen, malanga/elephant ears/cocoyam/'ape, calla lily, philodendron, Jack-in-the-pulpit, dieffenbachia/dumb cane, ZZ plant, eddoe, skunk cabbage, Chinese evergreen, titan arum, duckweed
Petrosaviidae
Petrosaviales
- Petrosaviaceae
Dioscoreidae
Dioscorales
- Burmanniaceae: bluethread
- Dioscoreaceae: yam {nagaimo, yampee}, pia
- Nartheciaceae: bog asphodel,yellow asphodel
Pandanales
- Cyclanthaceae: jipijapa/Panama hat plant
- Pandanaceae: pandanus/screwpine
- Stemonaceae
- Triuridaceae
- Velloziaceae
Liliidae
Liliales
- Corsiaceae
- Campynemataceae: green mountain lily
- Melanthiaceae: trillium
- Petermanniaceae
- Colchicaceae: naked lady, Chinese lantern lily
- Alstroemeriaceae: Peruvian lily
- Rhipogonaceae: supplejack/kareao
- Philesiaceae: Chilean bellflower/copihue
- Smilacaceae: smilax/catbrier, sarsaparilla
- Liliaceae: lily {Easter lily}, tulip, fritillary
Commelinidae
Arecales
- Dasypogonaceae: kingia/bullanock
- Arecaceae (palm): coconut, date, rattan, sago palm (Metroxylon sagu), açaí, attap/nipa, toddy, raffia, betel nut, palmetto, palmyra, washingtonia, salak, saw palm/Everglades palm, aiphanes, xate, wax palm, doum palm, gomuti palm, coco de mer, thatch palm, zombie palm
Bromeliales
- Bromeliaceae (bromeliad): pineapple, Spanish moss, aechmea, vriesea, dyckia, pitcairnia
- Typhaceae: cattail
Poales
- Mayacaceae
- Rapateaceae: Inírida flower
- Thurniaceae: palmiet
- Cyperaceae: sedge, water chestnut, bulrush, spikerush
- Juncaceae: rush
- Eriocaulaceae: pipewort
- Xyridaceae: yellow-eyed grass
- Flagellariaceae: whip vine/false rattan/bush cane
- Poaceae (grain, grass): corn/maize, rice, wheat, barley, millet {fonio}, oats, rye, sorghum, sugarcane, bamboo, reed, wild rice, lemongrass, durum, spelt, teff, einkorn, triticale, finger millet, emmer, kernza, bluegrass, bluestem/andropogon, pampas grass, zoysia, timothy, crabgrass, Ozark grass, fescue, beach grass/marram, pennisetum/fountaingrass
- Ecdeiocoleaceae
- Joinvilleaceae
- Restionaceae: restion, hopkinsia
Commelinales
- Commelinaceae: spiderwort, zebrina/wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrina)
- Haemodoraceae: bloodwort, kangaroo paw
- Hanguanaceae
- Philydraceae: stream lily
- Pontederiaceae: water hyacinth, pickerelweed
Zingiberales
- Zingiberaceae: ginger, turmeric, cardamom, galangal, kra chai, zedoary
- Costaceae: costus {spiral ginger}
- Cannaceae: canna
- Marantaceae: arrowroot
- Lowiaceae
- Strelitziaceae: bird-of-paradise
- Heliconiaceae: heliconia/false bird-of-paradise
- Musaceae: banana, plantain (Musa), abacá
Asparagidae
Asparagales
- Boryaceae: pincushion (Borya sphaerocephala)
- Blandfordiaceae: Christmas bells
- Lanariaceae: Cape edelweiss/lambtail
- Asteliaceae: astelia {pineapple grass}
- Hypoxidaceae: star lily/star grass
- Ixioliriaceae: Siberian lily
- Tecophilaeaceae: lady's-hand
- Doryanthaceae: gymea lily, giant spear lily
- Iridaceae: iris {Dutch iris, orrisroot), crocus (saffron), gladiolus, Kaffir lily (Hesperantha coccinea), watsonia, freesia, flame freesia
- Xeronemataceae: Poor Knights lily
- Asphodelaceae: aloe, asphodel
- Xanthorrhoeaceae: grass tree
- Hemerocallidaceae: day lily, phormium
- Amaryllidaceae: garlic, onion, green onion, leek, daffodil, shallot, chive, amaryllis, narcissus, jonquil, pearl onion, agapanthus/lily of the Nile, snowdrop (Galanthus), oxblood lily, Natal lily/bush lily, snowflake
- Asparagaceae: asparagus, agave/century plant, yucca, ti/ki/good luck plant, lily-of-the-valley, bluebell (Hyacinthoides), hyacinth, ophiopogon, dracaena, hosta, dasylirion (sotol), soaproot/amole, ponytail palm, St. Bernard's lily, aphyllanthes, hesperaloe/false yucca, desert lily/ajo lily, butcher's broom, squill
- Orchidaceae (orchid): vanilla, phalaenopsis/moth orchid, tiger orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum), showy orchis, vanda, cattleya, cymbidium, boat orchid, dendrobium, disa, oncidium/dancing-lady orchid, golden shower orchid, bee orchid, Italian orchid, stanhopea, scorpion orchid, dragon's mouth orchid, Medusa orchid, eyelash orchid