50 PROMINENT FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS FOR FIELD BOTANY (Angiosperm
Phylogeny Group order)
2009
basal families
1. Nymphaeaceae (water lilies)
magnoliid complex
2. Magnoliaceae (magnolias)
monocots
3. Araceae (jack-in-the-pulpits)
4. Alismataceae (arrowheads)
5. Liliaceae (lilies)
6. Orchidaceae (orchids)
7. Iridaceae (irises) Iris
8. Typhaceae (cattails)
9. Juncaceae (rushes)
10. Cyperaceae (sedges) Carex
11. Gramineae Poaceae (grasses)
basal tricolpates
12. Ranunculaceae (buttercups)
13. Papaveraceae (poppies)
14. Fumariaceae (bleeding hearts)
caryophyllids
15. Polygonaceae (buckwheats)
16. Caryophyllaceae (carnations)
17. Chenopodiaceae (dock and field sorrel)
18. Nyctaginaceae (4-o’clocks)
core eudicots
19. Crassulaceae (stonecrops)
eurosids I
20. Geraniaceae (geraniums)
21. Lythraceae (swamp loosestrife)
22. Onagraceae (evening primroses)
23. Euphorbiaceae (spurges)
24. Violaceae (violets)
25. Salicaceae (willows)
26. Guttiferae Hypericaceae (St. Johnsworts)
27. Oxalidaceae (wood sorrels)
28. Leguminosae Fabaceae (legumes)
29. Rosaceae (roses)
30. Fagaceae (oaks)
eurosids II
31. Cruciferae Brassicaceae (mustards)
32. Malvaceae (mallows)
33. Anacardiaceae (sumac and poison ivy)
euasterids I
34. Cornaceae (dogwoods)
35. Primulaceae (loosestrifes)
36. Ericaceae (heathers)
37. Boraginaceae (forget-me-nots)
38. Rubiaceae (bedstraws, bluets)
39. Apocynaceae (dogbanes)
40. Asclepiadaceae (milkweeds - now included in
Apocynaceae)
41. Labiatae Lamiaceae (mints)
42. Plantaginaceae (plantains)
43. Scrophulariaceae (snapdragons) (Orobanchaceae)
, Digitalis
44. Convolvulaceae (morning glories)
45. Solanaceae (nightshades)
euasterids II
46. Araliaceae (ivies)
47. Umbelliferae Apiaceae (carrots)
48. Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckles)
49. Campanulaceae (bluebells)
50. Compositae (Asteraceae) (daisies)