PLSC-120: Lecture 1 - Intro to Plant Families

Poaeceae

Grass Family

Poaeceae - major genera

Cereal grains -
Corn (Zea)
Oats (Avena)
Wheat (Triticum)
Rice (Oryza)

Turf grasses -
Bluegrass (Poa)
Bermuda grass (Cynodon)
Fescue (Fesuca)

Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllis Family

Amaryllidaceae - major genera

Daffodil (Narcissus)
Belladonna lily (Amaryllis)
Lily of the nile (Agapanthus)

Orchidaceae

Orchid family

Orchidaceae - major genera

Vanilla
Phalaenopsis
Cattleya
Cymbidium

Arecaceae

Palm family

Arecaceae - major genera

Coconut (Cocus)
Oil palm (Elaeis)
Fan palm (Washington)
Date palm (Phoenix)

Fabaceae

Pea family

Fabaceae - major genera

Peas (Pisum)
Beans (Phaseolus)
Soybeans (Glycine)
Alfalfa (Medicago)
Clover (Trifolium)
Silk tree (Albiza)

Myrtaceae

Myrtle family

Myrtaceae - major genera

Eucalyptus
Bottle brush (Callistemon)
Guava (Psidium)

Lamiaceae

Mint family

Lamiaceae - major genera

Mint (Mentha)
Lavender (Lavandula)
Basil (Ocimum)
Salvia

Solanaceae

Potato family

Solanaceae - major genera

Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant (Solanum)
Tobacco (Nicotiana)
Peppers (Capsicum)
Petunia

Rosaceae

Rose family

Roseaceae - major genera

Apples (Malus)
Pear (Pyrus)
Nectarines (Prunus)
Strawberry (Fragaria)
Blackberry (Rubis)
Rose (Rosa)

Asteraceae

Sunflower family

Asteraceae - major genera

Artichoke (Cynara)
Lettuce (Lactuca)
Sunflower (Helianthus)
Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema)
Marigold (Tagetes)
Zinnia

Rutaceae

Citrus family

Rutaceae - major genera

Curry tree (Murraya)
Citrus

Crassulaceae

Stonecrop family

Crassulaceae - major genera

Jade plant (Crassula)
Hens and chicks (Sempervivum)
Echeveria

Brassicaceae

Mustard family

Brassicaceae - major genera

Broccoli, turnip (Brassica)
Radish (Raphanus)
Candytuft (Iberis)
Stock (Mattholia)

Cucurbitaceae

Gourd family

Cucurbitaceae - major genera

Watermelon (Citrullus)
Cucumbers, melons (Cucumus)
Pumpkin (Caucusbita)

Apiaceae

Parsley family

Apiaceae - major genera

Carrot (Daucus)
Celery (Apium)
Parsley (Petroselium)