Additional Information About Plant Families
Some knowledge about the family of a plant can also help inform you how to germinate the seeds, grow the plant and how the seedling looks.
List of Plant Families
Here is a brief list of some plant families (there are many hundreds of families):
- Apiaceae - Celery or Carrot Family
- Apocynaceae - Periwinkle Family
- Asteraceae - Daisy Family
- Bignoniaceae - Bignonia Family
- Boraginaceae - Forget-me-Not Family
- Brassicaceae - Cabbage Family
- Caesalpiniaceae - Bean Family
- Fabaceae - Bean Family
- Mimosaceae - Bean Family
- Papilionaceae - Bean Family
- Campanulaceae - Bellflower Family
- Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family
- Clusiaceae - St. John's Wort Family
- Convolvulaceae - Bindweed Family
- Ericaceae - Heath Family
- Geraniaceae - Geranium Family
- Gesneriaceae - African Violet Family
- Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf Family
- Iridaceae - Iris Family
- Lamiaceae - Mint or Nettle Family
- Liliaceae - Lily Family
- Malvaceae - Mallow Family
- Musaceae - Banana Family
- Oxalidaceae - Wood Sorrel Family
- Papaveraceae - Poppy Family
- Plumbaginaceae - Leadwort Family
- Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family
- Primulaceae - Primrose Family
- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage Family
- Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family
- Solanaceae - Potato Family
- Violaceae - Violet Family