School Science Lessons
2025-03-20
(UNBiolNFamily)
Plant classification Plant family names
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Contents
3.1.0 Plant family names, all plant families
9.0.1 Plant classification
9.0.0 Plant kingdom
9.0.0 Plant kingdom
9.0.1 Plant classification
9.2.0 Latin names, Pisum sativum, garden pea
9.2.1 Plant classification, by scientific names, (files in this website)
Plants Common names of plants, A to Z.
Plants Scientific names of plants, A to Z
Plants Common names of plants, A to Z.
9.2.0 Latin names
Family: Fabaceae, (Leguminosae) pea family
It appears as upper-case and lower-case, and italics are recommended.
Family is a basic taxonomic grouping ranking above genus and below order.
Family names end in -aceae, except for some older names, e.g. the former Leguminosae above.
Genus: Pisum, pea
It appears as upper-case initial letter and italics are recommended.
It is a noun with gender masculine or feminine or neuter
The plural term is genera
If the same genus is mentioned, then following the first name the following name is abbreviated, e.g. P. sativum.
Species: sativum, garden pea
It appears in lower case italics
It is usually an adjective
The binomial combination of "genus + species" gives the name of the plant, e.g. Pisum sativum
If a species is not known, use "sp.", e.g. Pisum sp.
If referring to all the species in a genus, use "spp.", e.g. Pisum spp.
A species first named by Carl Linnaeus, 1707 - 1778, may be still named as follows: forage pea (Pisum arvense L.)
Subspecies
It appears as lower case italics
It is preceded by "subsp." in lower case Roman type.
Variety
Other plants in the species or subspecies differ in minor, but heritable characters.
It appears as lower case italics
It is preceded by "var." in lower case Roman type, e.g. the snow pea (Pisum sativum var. saccharatum)
Cultivar
It appears as upper-case and lower-case roman type with single quotation marks.
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', is a man-made hybrid between two species.
Asparagus bean, Vigna unguiculata 'Sesquipedalis'
Name of Plant
The names of plants is governed by the last revision of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, based on its original description,
dating back to 1753 when Carl Linneaus published his idea of a binomial naming system for plants.
9.2.1 Plant classification, by scientific names
Plants, A
Plants, B
Plants, C
Plants, D
Plants, E, F
Plants, G, H
Plants, I, J, K
Plants, L
Plants, M, N
Plants, O
Plants, P
Plants, Q, R
Plants, S
Plants, T to Z
Not flowering plants
3.1.0 Plant Family names, plant families
A. B. | C. | D. |
E. | F. | G. | H. |
I. | J. | K. | L. |
M. | N. | O. | P. |
Q. | R. | S. | T. |
U. | V. | W. | X. | Z. |
A.
Acanthaceae, the acanthus family
Achariaceae, the acharia family
Achatocarpaceae, the achatocarpus family
Acoraceae, the calamus family
Acrobolbaceae
Actinidiaceae, the Chinese gooseberry family
Adelanthaceae
Adiantaceae
Adoxaceae, the moschatel family
Aextoxicaceae
Aizoaceae, the fig marigold family
Akaniaceae
Alstroemeriaceae, the alstroemeria family
Alismataceae
Allisoniaceae
Alseuosmiaceae
Alstroemeriaceae
Altingiaceae
Alzateaceae
Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family
Amaryllidaceae, the amaryllis family
Amblystegiaceae
Amborellaceae
Anacardiaceae, the sumac family
Anarthriaceae
Anastrophyllaceae
Ancistrocladaceae
Andreaeaceae
Aneuraceae
Anisophylleaceae
Annonaceae, the custard apple family
Antheliaceae
Anthocerotaceae
Aphanopetalaceae
Aphloiaceae
Apiaceae, (formerly Umbelliferae), the carrot family
Apocynaceae, the dogbane family
Apodanthaceae
Aponogetonaceae, the cape-pondweed family
Aquifoliaceae, the holly family
Araceae
Araliaceae, the ivy family
Araucariaceae, the araucarian family
Archidiaceae
Araceae, the arum family
Arecaceae, (formerly Palmae), the palm family
Argophyllaceae
Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family
Arnelliaceae
Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family
Asparagaceae, the asparagus family
Asphodelaceae, (formerly Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Aspleniaceae
Asteraceae, (formerly Compositae), the daisy family
Asteliaceae
Asteropeiaceae
Atherospermataceae
Aulacomniaceae
Austrobaileyaceae
Aytoniaceae
B.
Balanopaceae
Balanophoraceae, the balanophora family
Balantiopsaceae
Balsaminaceae, the touch-me-not family
Barbeuiaceae
Barbeyaceae
Bartramiaceae
Basellaceae, the basella family
Bataceae, the saltwort family
Begoniaceae, the begonia family
Berberidaceae, the barberry family
Berberidopsidaceae
Betulaceae
H">Betulaceae, the birch family
Biebersteiniaceae
Bignoniaceae, the trumpet creeper family
Bixaceae, the lipstick tree family
Blandfordiaceae
Blechnaceae
Bombacaceae, the chapter family
Bonnetiaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage family
Boryaceae
Boweniaceae
Brachytheciaceae
Brassicaceae, (formerly Cruciferae), the mustard family
Brevianthaceae
Bromeliaceae, the bromeliad family, pineapple family
Bruchiaceae
Brunelliaceae, the brunellia family, Brunellia macrophylla
Bruniaceae
Bryaceae
Bryobartramiaceae
Bryoxiphiaceae
Buddlejaceae, the butterfly bush family
Burmanniaceae, the burmannia family
Burseraceae, the frankincense family
Butomaceae, the flowering rush family
Buxaceae, the boxwood family
Buxbaumiaceae
Byblidaceae
C.
Cabombaceae, the water shield family
Cactaceae, the cactus family
Callitrichaceae, the water starwort family
Calycanthaceae, the strawberry shrub family
Calyceraceae, the calycera family
Calceolariaceae
Calomniaceae
Calophyllaceae
Calycanthaceae
Calymperaceae
Calypogeiaceae
Campanulaceae
Campyneumataceae
Canellaceae
Cannabaceae
Cannaceae
Capparaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Cardiopteridaceae
Caricaceae
Carlemanniaceae
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae
Casuarinaceae
Catagoniaceae
Catoscopiaceae
Campanulaceae, the bellflower family
Canellaceae, the canella family
Cannabaceae, the hemp family
Cannaceae, the canna family
Capparaceae, the caper family
Caricaceae, the papaya family
Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family
Caryocaraceae, the souari family
Caryophyllaceae, the carnation family
Casuarinaceae, the beefwood family
Cecropiaceae, the cecropia family
Celastraceae, the bittersweet family
Centrolepidaceae
Centroplacaceae
Cephalotaceae
Cephalotaxaceae
Cephaloziaceae
Cephaloziellaceae
Ceratophyllaceae, the hornwort family
Cercidiphyllaceae, the katsura tree family
Chenopodiaceae, the beetroot family (goosefoot family)
Chloranthaceae, the chloranthus family
Chrysobalanaceae, the cocoa-plum family
Cistaceae, the rock rose family
Chaetophyllopsaceae
Chloranthaceae
Chonecoleaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Cinclidotaceae
Circaeasteraceae
Clethraceae, the clethra family
Climaciaceae
Clusiaceae, the mangosteen family
Cleomaceae
Clethraceae
Cleveaceae
Clusiaceae
Colchicaceae
H">Colchicaceae, the flame lily family
Combretaceae, the Indian almond family
Connaraceae, the cannarus family
Convolvulaceae, the morning glory family
Cornaceae, the dogwood family
Corynocarpaceae, the karaka family
Crassulaceae, the stone crop family
Columelliaceae
Commelinaceae
Compositae, (now Asteraceae)
Connaraceae
Conocephalaceae
Convolvulaceae
Coriariaceae
Cornaceae
Corsiaceae
Corsiniaceae
Corynocarpaceae
Costaceae
Crassulaceae
Crossosomataceae, the crossosoma family
Cryphaeaceae
Crypteroniaceae
Ctenolophonaceae
Cucurbitaceae, the cucumber family
Cunoniaceae, the cunonia family
Cupressaceae, the cyprus family
Curtisiaceae
Cuscutaceae, the dodder family, now in Convolvulaceae
Cyatheaceae
Cycadaceae
Cyclanthaceae
Cymodoceaceae, the manatee grass family
Cynomoriaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyrillaceae
Cyrtopodaceae
Cytinaceae
D.
Daltoniaceae
Daphniphyllaceae
Dasypogonaceae
Datiscaceae
Davalliaceae
Degeneriaceae
Dendrocerotaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Diapensiaceae, the diapensia family
Dichapetalaceae
Dicksoniaceae
Dicnemonaceae
Dicranaceae
Didiereaceae, the jade family
Dilleniaceae, the dillenia family
Dioncophyllaceae, the Triphophyllum peltatum
Dioscoreaceae
H">Dioscoreaceae, the yam family
Dipentodontaceae
Dipsacaceae
H">Dipsacaceae, the teasel family
Dipterocarpaceae, the dipterocarpus family
Dipteridaceae
Dirachmaceae
Disceliaceae
Ditrichaceae
Doryanthaceae
Droseraceae, the sundew family
Drosophyllaceae
Dryopteridaceae
E.
Ebenaceae, the ebony family
Ecdeiocoleaceae
Echinodiaceae
Elaeagnaceae, the oleaster family
Elaeocarpaceae, the elaeocarpus family
Elatinaceae, the waterwort family
Emblingiaceae
Empetraceae, the crowberry family
Encalyptaceae
Entodontaceae
Ephedraceae, the ephedra family
Ephemeraceae
Equisetaceae
Eremolepidaceae, the catkin mistletoe family
Ericaceae, (formerly Epacridaceae
), the heath family
Eriocaulaceae, the pipewort family
Erpodiaceae
Erythroxylaceae, the coca family
Escalloniaceae
Eucommiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
H">Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family
Euphroniaceae
Eupomatiaceae
Eupteleaceae
Eustichiaceae
Exormothecaceae
F.
Fabaceae, (formerly Leguminosae), the pea family
Subfamily Faboideae, e.g. Lupinus
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae, e.g. Cassia
Subfamily Mimosoideae, e.g. Acacia
Fabroniaceae
Fagaceae, the oak family, beech family
Fissidentaceae
Flagellariaceae, the flagellaria family
Fontinalaceae
Fontinaliaceae
Fossombroniaceae
Fouquieriaceae, the ocotillo family
Frankeniaceae, the frankenia family
Fumaria officinalis, fumitory family
Funariaceae
G.
Garryaceae, the silk tassel family
Ginkgoaceae, the ginkgo family
Geissolomataceae
Gelsemiaceae
Geocalycaceae
Gentianaceae, the gentian family
Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family
Geraniaceae, the geranium family
Gigaspermaceae
Gisekiaceae
Gleicheniaceae
Gnetaceae
Goebeliellaceae
Gomortegaceae
Goodeniaceae, the goodenia family
Goupiaceae
Greyiaceae, the greyia family
Grammitidaceae
Grimmiaceae
Griseliniaceae
Grossulariaceae, the currant family
Grubbiaceae
Gunneraceae, the gunnera family
Gymnomitriaceae
Gyrostemonaceae
H.
Haemodoraceae, the bloodwort family
Halophytaceae
Haloragaceae, the water milfoil family
Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family
Hanguanaceae
Haplomitriaceae
Haptanthaceae
Hedwigiaceae
Heliconiaceae
Helicophyllaceae
Helwingiaceae
Herbertaceae
Hernandiaceae, the hernandia family
Himantandraceae
Hippocastanaceae, the horse chestnut family
Hippocrateaceae, the hippocratea family
Hippuridaceae, the mare's tail family
Hookeriaceae
Huaceae
Humiriaceae
Hydatellaceae
Hydrangeaceae, the hydrangea family
Hydnoraceae
Hydrocharitaceae, the tape grass family
Hydrostachyaceae
Hylocomiaceae
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllopsidaceae
Hymenophytaceae
Hypericaceae, the St. John's wort family
Hypnaceae
Hypnodendraceae
Hypopterygiaceae
Hypoxidaceae
I.
Icacinaceae, the icacina family
Illiciaceae, the star anise family
Iridaceae
H">Iridaceae, the iris family
Irvingiaceae
Isoetaceae
Iteaceae
Ixioliriaceae
Ixonanthaceae
J.
Jackiellaceae
Jubulaceae
Jubulopsaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Jungermanniaceae
Joinvilleaceae, the joinvillea family
Juglandiaceae, the walnut family
Juncaceae, the rush family
Juncaginaceae, the arrow grass family
K.
Kirkiaceae
Koeberliniaceae
Krameriaceae, the krameria family
L.
Lacistemataceae
Lactoridaceae
Lamiaceae, (formerly Labiateae), the mint family
Lanariaceae
Lardizabalaceae, the lardizabala family
Lauraceae, the laurel family
Lecythidaceae, the Brazil nut family
Leguminosae, (now Fabaceae)
Leitneriaceae, the cork wood family
Lejeuneaceae
Lembophyllaceae
Lennoaceae, the lennoa family
Lentibulariaceae, the bladderwort family
Lepicoleaceae
Lepidobotryaceae
Lepidolaenaceae
Lepidoziaceae
Leptodontaceae
Lepyrodontaceae
Leskeaceae
Leucodontaceae
Leucomiaceae
Liliaceae, the lily family
Limeaceae
Limnanthaceae, the meadow foam family
Linaceae, the flax family
Linderniaceae
Loasaceae, the loasa family
Loganiaceae, the logania family
Lomariopsidaceae
Lophiocarpaceae
Lophocoleaceae
Lophoziaceae
Loranthaceae, the showy mistletoe family
Lowiaceae
Lythraceae, the loosestrife family, pomegranate family
M.
Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family
Makinoaceae
Malpighiaceae, the barbados cherry
Malvaceae
mallow family
Marattiaceae
Marcgraviaceae
Marchantiaceae
Marsileaceae
Martyniaceae
Marantaceae, the arrowroot family, prayer plant family
Marcgraviaceae, the shingle plant family
Mastigophoraceae
Matoniaceae
Mayacaceae, the mayaca family
Meesiaceae
Melanthiaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family
Melastomataceae, the melastome family, melastomes
Melianthaceae, the melianthus family
Menispermaceae, the moonseed family
Menyanthaceae, the buckbean family
Mesoptychiaceae
Metaxyaceae
Meteoriaceae
Metteniusaceae
Metzgeriaceae
Misodendraceae
Mitrastemonaceae
Mitteniaceae
Mniaceae
Molluginaceae, the carpet weed family
Monimiaceae
Monocarpaceae
Montiaceae
Montiniaceae
Monotropaceae, the Indian pipe family
Myoporaceae, the myoporum family
Myrsinaceae, the myrsine family
Monimiaceae, the monimia family
Monotropaceae, the Indian pipe family
Moraceae, the mulberry family
Moringaceae, the horseradish tree family
Muntingiaceae
Musaceae, the banana family
Myliaceae
Myodocarpaceae
Myoporaceae, the myoporum family
Myricaceae, the bayberry family
Myriniaceae
Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family
Myrothamnaceae
Myrsinaceae, the myrsine family
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family
Myuriaceae
N.
Najadaceae, the water nymph family
Nartheciaceae
Neckeraceae
Nelumbonaceae, the lotus lily family
Nepenthaceae, the East Indian pitcher plant family
Neotrichocoleaceae
Neuradaceae
Nitrariaceae
Nothofagaceae
Notothyladaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family
Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family
O.
Ochnaceae, the ochna family.
Octoblepharaceae
Oedipodiaceae
Oleandraceae
Oleaceae, the olive family
Onagraceae
H">Onagraceae, the evening primrose family
Oncothecaceae
Ophioglossaceae
Opiliaceae
Orchidaceae, the orchid family
Orobanchaceae, the broom rape family
Orthorrhynchiaceae
Orthotrichaceae
Osmundaceae
Oxymitraceae
Oxalidaceae, the wood sorrel family
P.
Paeoniaceae, the peony family
Pallaviciniaceae
Pandaceae
Pandanaceae, the screw-pine family
Papaveraceae, the poppy family
Paracryphiaceae
Passifloraceae, the passion-flower family
Paulowniaceae
Pedaliaceae, the sesame family
Pelliaceae
Penaeaceae
Pentadiplandraceae
Pentaphragmataceae
Pentaphylacaceae
Penthoraceae
Peraceae
Peridiscaceae
Petermanniaceae
Petrosaviaceae
Philesiaceae
Philydraceae
family
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllodrepaniaceae
Phyllogoniaceae
Phyllonomaceae
Phrymaceae
Physenaceae
Phytolaccaceae, the pokeweed family
Picramniaceae
Picrodendraceae
Pilotrichaceae
Pinaceae
Piperaceae, the pepper family
Pittosporaceae, the pittosporum family
Plagiochilaceae
Plagiogyriaceae
Plagiotheciaceae
Plantaginaceae
H">Plantaginaceae, the plantain family
Platanaceae, the plane tree family
Pleuroziaceae
Pleuroziopsaceae
Plocospermataceae
Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family
Poaceae, (formerly Gramineae
), the grass family
Podocarpaceae, the podocarpus family
Podostemaceae, the river weed family
Polemoniaceae, the phlox family
Polygalaceae, the milkwort family
Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family
Polypodiaceae
Polytrichaceae
Pontederiaceae
Porellaceae
Portulacaceae, the purslane family
Posidoniaceae, the posidonia family
Potamogetonaceae, the pondweed family
Pottiaceae
Primulaceae, the primrose family
Prionodontaceae
Proteaceae, the protea family
Pseudolepicoleaceae
Psilotaceae
Pteridaceae
Pterigynandraceae
Pterobryaceae
Ptilidiaceae
Ptychomitriaceae
Ptychomniaceae
Putranjivaceae
Pyrolaceae, the shin leaf family
Q.
Quillajaceae
R.
Racopilaceae
Radulaceae
Rafflesiaceae, the rafflesia family
Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family
Rapateaceae
Regmatodontaceae
Resedaceae, the mignonette family
Restionaceae
Rhabdodendraceae
Rhabdoweisiaceae
Rhachitheciaceae
Rhacocarpaceae
Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family
Rhipogonaceae
Rhizogoniaceae
Rhizophoraceae, the red mangrove family
Ricciaceae
Riellaceae
Rigodiaceae
Roridulaceae
Rosaceae, the rose family
Rousseaceae
Rubiaceae, the madder family
Ruppiaceae, the ditch grass family
Rutaceae, the Rue family
Rutenbergiaceae
S.
Sabiaceae, the sabia family
Salicaceae, the willow family
Salvadoraceae
Salviniaceae
Santalaceae, the sandalwood family
Sapindaceae, the soapberry family
Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family
Sarcobataceae
Sarcolaenaceae
Sarraceniaceae, the pitcher plant family
Saxifragaceae, the saxifrage family
Saururaceae, the lizard's tail family
Scheuchzeriaceae, the scheuchzeria family
Scapaniaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Selaginellaceae
Seligeriaceae
Sematophyllaceae
Serpotortellaceae
Setchellanthaceae
Scheuchzeriaceae
Schisandraceae, the schisandra family
Schistochilaceae
Schistostegaceae
Schizaeaceae
Schlegeliaceae
Schoepfiaceae
Scorpidiaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family
Simaroubaceae
Smilacaceae, the catbrier family
Simaroubaceae, the quassia family
Simmondsiaceae, the jojoba family
Siparunaceae
Sladeniaceae
Smilacaceae
Solanaceae, the potato family
Sonneratiaceae, the sonneratia family
Sparganiaceae, the bur reed family
Sphaerosepalaceae
Sphagnaceae
Sphenocleaceae, the spenoclea family
Spiridentaceae
Splachnaceae
Splachnobryaceae
Stackhousiaceae, the stackhousia family
Staphyleaceae, the bladdernut family
Stachyuraceae
Stegnospermataceae
Stemonaceae, the stemona family
Stemonuraceae
Sterculiaceae, the cacao family
Stereophyllaceae
Stilbaceae
Strasburgeriaceae
Strelitziaceae
Stylidiaceae

Styracaceae, the styrax family
Surianaceae, the suriana family
Symplocaceae, the Sweet leaf family
T.
Takakiaceae
Talinaceae, the talinum family
Tamaricaceae, the tamarix family
Tapisciaceae
Targioniaceae
Taxaceae, the yew family
Taxodiaceae
Tecophilaeaceae
Tetrachondraceae
Tetramelaceae
Tetrameristaceae
Tetraphidaceae
Thamnobryaceae
Theaceae
H">Theaceae, the tea family
Theliaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Theophrastaceae, the theophrasta family
Thomandersiaceae
Thuidiaceae
Thurniaceae
Thymelaeaceae, the mezereum family
Ticodendraceae
Tiliaceae, the linden family
Timmiaceae
Tofieldiaceae
Torricelliaceae
Tovariaceae
Trachypodaceae
Trapacea, water chestnut family
Treubiaceae
Trichocoleaceae
Trigoniaceae
Triuridaceae, the triurus family
Trochodendraceae
Tropaeolaceae, the nasturtium family
Turneraceae, the turnera family
Typhaceae
U.
Ulmaceae, the elm family
Urticaceae, the nettle family
V.
Vahliaceae
Valerianaceae, the valerian family
Velloziaceae
Verbenaceae, the verbena family
Vetaformaceae
Violaceae, the violet family Viscaceae, the Christmas mistletoe family
Vitaceae, the grape family
Vittariaceae
Vivianiaceae
Vochysiaceae
W.
Wardiaceae
Welwitschiaceae
Wiesnerellaceae
Winteraceae, the wintera family
Woodsiaceae
X.
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xeronemataceae
Xyridaceae, the yellow-eyed grass family
Z.
Zamiaceae
Zannichelliaceae
Zingiberaceae, the ginger family
Zosteraceae, the eel grass family
Zygophyllaceae, the creosote bush family