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Plant Families 1 Terms 2 Fabaceae - Pea family Flowers - banner, wings, and keel Fruit - pea-like pods Leaves - often with pinnate leaves Fabaceae • • • • • • ~17,000 species leaves compound (pinnate, trifoliate) often associated with N-fixing bacteria five petals and sepals (often pea-like) ten stamens fruit a legume (pod) • examples: false blue indigo, lupine, redbud, mimosa Lamiaceae - Mint family Stems - square Leaves - opposite, often aromatic Lamiaceae • • • • • ~7,000 species simple leaves in pairs along stem leaves aromatic square stems flowers occur in circles around stem • examples: lamb’s-ears, spotted nettle, yellow archangel, bee-balm Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family Flowers - usually borne in spikes Scrophulariaceae • ~3,000 species • flowers with four or five petals • flowers often in spikes • examples: foxglove, snapdragons, speedwell Caryophyllaceae - Pink family Flowers - often notched or deeply cut Stems - swollen at nodes Caryophyllaceae • • • • ~2,000 species swollen leaf joints (nodes) four or five petals (often notched or cut) flowers white, red or pink (rarely yellow, never blue) • examples: cheddar pinks, rose campion, firepink 10 Asteraceae - Aster family Flowers - composite, in disk-like heads Asteraceae • over 20,000 species • flowers composite (contain multiple florets) • three categories: radiate (both ray and disc florets), discoid (disc florets only), ligulate (straplike ray florets only) • examples: coneflower, Stokes's aster, coreopsis, chrysanthemum, dandelion 12 Iridaceae - Iris family Flowers - with six parts in two rings Iridaceae • • • • • ~1,800 species bulbs or similar storage organs long, thin leaves six petals in two rings three stamens • examples: iris, blackberry lily, crocosmia Liliaceae - Lily family Flowers - with six parts Leaves - parallel veins Liliaceae • • • • ~3,500 species bulbs or similar storage organs long, thin leaves six petals, six stamens • examples: red hot poker, daylily Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family Flowers - usually with five sepals (no petals) Leaves - usually divided or lobed Ranunculaceae • ~1,800 species • leaves divided or lobed • five sepals, usually no petals • examples: delphinium, buttercup, clematis Campanulaceae - Bellflower family Flowers - bell shaped, usually blue or white Campanulaceae • • • • ~2,000 species flowers bell shaped, blue or white flower parts in fives fruit a capsule with many small seeds • examples: campanula, ballonflower
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