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Monocots
The first main group of flowering plants, the Monocots, are characterized by having the floral
symmetry most frequently based on the number 3. The chief veins of the leaves tend to be subparallel.
Amaryllis Family Amaryllidaceae
Arrowhead Family Alismaceae
Arum Family Araceae
Bunchlily Family Melanthiaceae
Dayflower Family Commelinaceae
Grass Family Gramineae
Greenbrier Family Smilacaceae
Iris Family Iridaceae
Lily Family Liliaceae
Lily-of-the-valley Family Convallariaceae
Onion Family Alliaceae
Orchis Family Orchidaceae
Pipewort Family Eriocaulaceae
Rush Family Juncaceae
Sedge Family Cyperaceae
Trillium Family Trilliaceae
Yellow-eye Family Xyridaceae
Dicots
The second main group of flowering plants, the Dicots, are characterized by having the floral
symmetry most frequently based on the number 5. The chief veins of the leaves are divergent,
with heavy cross connections. The Dicots are separated into two subdivisions, on the basis of
corolla characters.
The first subdivision Free-petal, the petals are free from one another, or else have,
in the course of evolution become obsolete.
Free-Petal Dicots
Barberry Family Berberidaceae
Buckwheat Family Polygonaceae
Buttercup Family Ranunculaceae
Cactus Family Cactaceae
Candyroot Family Polygalaceae
Carrot Family Umbelliferae
Cress Family Cruciferae
Ditch-stonecrop Family Penthoraceae
Dogwood Family Cornaceae
Evening-primrose Family Onograceae
Flax Family Linaceae
Four-o'clock Family Nyctaginaceae
Fume-root Family Fumariaceae
Geranium Family Geraniaceae
Ginseng Family Araliaceae
Loosestrife Family Lythraceae
Lizard-tail Family Saururaceae
Mallow Family Malvaceae
Meadow-beauty Family Melastomaceae
Oxalis Family Oxalidaceae
Parnassia Family Parnassiaceae
Pea Family Leguminosae
Pink Family Caryophyllaceae
Pitcherplant Family Sarraceniaceae
Poke Family Phytolaccaceae
Poppy Family Papaveraceae
Portulaca Family Portulacaceae
Rock-rose Family Cistaceae
Rose Family Rosaceae
Sandalwood Family Santalaceae
Saxifrage Family Saxifragaceae
Senna Family Caesalpiniaceae
Snapweed Family Balsaminaceae
Spurge Family Euphorbiaceae
St. Johnswort Family Hypericaceae
Stonecrop Family Crassulaceae
Sundew Family Droseraceae
Violet Family Violaceae
Waterlily Family Nymphaeaceae
Wild-ginger Family Aristolochiaceae
The second subdivision United-petal, the petals are more or less united into a disk, a cup, or a tubular corolla.
United-Petal Dicots
Acanthus Family Acanthaceae
Bellflower Family Campanulaceae
Bladderwort Family Lentibulariaceae
Bogbean Family Menyanthaceae
Borage Family Boraginaceae
Broomrape Family Orobanchaceae
Chicory Family Cichoriaceae
Daisy Family Compositae
Dogbane Family Apocynaceae
Gentian Family Gentianaceae
Heath Family Ericaceae
Honeysuckle Family Caprifoliaceae
Indian-pipe Family Monotropaceae
Lobelia Family Lobeliaceae
Lopseed Family Phrymaceae
Madder Family Rubiaceae
Milkweed Family Asclepiadaceae
Mint Family Labiatae
Morning-glory Family Convolvulaceae
Phlox Family Polemoniaceae
Potato Family Solanaceae
Primrose Family Primulaceae
Pyrola Family Pyrolaceae
Snapdragon Family Scrophulariaceae
Verbena Family Verbenaceae
Waterleaf Family Hydrophyllaceae
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