Plant Tax, Plant families

Nymphaeaceae

habit: aquatic herbaceous, water lilies
leaves: alternate, simple, entire margin, palmate/pinnate venation
flowers:perfect, solitary radial, many tepals, 5 to many connate carpels, many stamens, superior or inferior ovary.
fruit: BERRY

Mangoliaceae

habit: tree/shrub
leaves: alternate, spiral, simple, entire margin, pinnate venation
flower: solitary, stipules present, perfect, elongated receptacle, 6 to many distinct tepals, many stamens and carpels, superior ovary, 2 ovules per carpel
fruit: Aggregate follicles or samara

Potamogetonaceae

habit: aquatic, rhizomatous
leaves: simple, entire, alternate or opposite, parallel venation
flower: indeterminate inflorescense (spike), perfect, radial symmetry, no tepals, incomplete, 4 stamens, 4 pistils, superior ovary, 1 stigma
fruit: cluster of achene/drupe

Agavaceae

habit: herb, tree, or shrub, basal rosette of leaves
leaves: simple, parallel veins, sharp apex spine, thick leaves
flower: determinate inflorescence (panicle), perfect flower, radial symmetry, 3 connate carpels, 3 lobed stigma
fruit: loculicidal capsule

Allicaceae

habit: herbs with bulbs and contractile roots
leaves: alternate, spiral/whorl, on stem or basal, simple and entire
Flower: umbel inflorescence, 6 tepals, 6 stamen, 1 tricarpellate pistil, superior ovary
fruit: Capsule

Cyperaceae

habit: wetland, herb, culm, triangular stem
leaves: linear, alternate, closed sheaths, 3 ranked
flower: perfect or imperfect, inflorescence (spikelets), 3-5 perianth bristles, 1-3 stamens, 2-3 fused carpels, basal placentation, superior ovary, clear bracts
fruit: achene

Juncaceae

habit: wetland, herb, round culm
leaves: 3 ranked, simple, entire, basal/alternate, open sheath
flowers: perfect, 6 tepals, 3-6 stamen, 3 stigma, tricarpellate superior ovary, parietal placentation
fruit: capsule

Poaceae

habit: grassland, herb, round hollow culm, clear nodes
leaves: two ranked alternate, ligule present, tight sheaths
flower: inflorescence (spikelets) 1-many florets, terminal floret sterile, perfect or imperfect, 2 lodicules perianth, 3 stamens, 1 pistil, 2-3 carpels, superior ovary
fruit: caryopsis

Iridaeaceae