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Acanthaceae (Acanthus) Acoraceae (Acorus) Adelanthaceae Agavaceae (Agave) Aizoaceae (Ice Plant) Alariaceae (Alaria) Alectoriaceae (Lichen(8)) Alismataceae (Water Plantain) Alliaceae (Onion) Amaranthaceae (Amaranthus) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis) Amblystegiaceae Ambystegiaceae Anacardiaceae (Sumac) Anastrophyllaceae Andreaeaceae Aneuraceae Annonaceae Antheliaceae Anthocerotaceae Apiaceae (Carrot) Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Apodanthaceae (Pilostyles) Aponogetonaceae (Cape Pondweed) Aquifoliaceae (Holly) Araceae (Arum) Araliaceae (Aralia) Araucariaceae (Araucaria) Archidiaceae Arecaceae (Palm) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed) Asparagaceae (Asparagus) Asphodelaceae (Asphodelus) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort) Asteraceae (Aster) Athyriaceae Aulacomniaceae Aulocomniaceae (Moss(02)) Aytoniaceae Azollaceae (Azolla) Balsaminaceae (Touch Me Not) Bartramiaceae (Liverwort) Basellaceae (Madeira-vine) Bataceae (Pickleweed) Berberidaceae (Barberry) Betulaceae (Birch) Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda) 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Grossulariaceae (Currant) Gunneraceae (Gunnera) Gymnomitriaceae Gyrothyraceae Haloragaceae (Watermilfoil) Halymeniaceae (Red Algae(2)) Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel) Hedwigiaceae (Moss(14)) Heliotropiaceae Helodiaceae (Moss(15)) Hookeriaceae Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea) Hydrocharitaceae (Waterweed) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf) Hygrobiellaceae Hylocomiaceae Hypericaceae (St. John's Wort) Hypnaceae (Moss(16)) Icmadophilaceae (Lichen(2)) Iridaceae (Iris) Isoetaceae (Quillwort) Juglandaceae (Walnut) Juncaceae (Rush) Juncaginaceae (Arrowgrass) Jungermanniaceae (Leafy Liverwort) Koeberliniaceae (Koeberlinia) Krameriaceae (Kramerias) Lamiaceae (Mint) Lauraceae (Laurel) Laxmanniaceae (Cabbage Tree) Lembophyllaceae Lennoaceae Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort) Lepidoziaceae Leskeaceae Leucodontaceae Liliaceae (Lily) Limnanthaceae (Limnanthes) Linaceae (Flax) Linderniaceae Linnaeaceae (Twinflower) Loasaceae (Blazing Star) Lophocoleaceae Lophoziaceae Lunulariaceae Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss) Lythraceae (Pomegranate) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia) Malvaceae (Mallow) Marchantiaceae Marsileaceae (Aquatic Fern) Martyniaceae (Devil's Claw) Meesiaceae (Moss(17)) Melanthiaceae (False-hellebore) Meliaceae (Mahogany) Melianthaceae (Honey Flower) Menyanthaceae (Buck Bean) Metzgeriaceae Mielichhoferiaceae (Moss(18)) Mniaceae (Moss(19)) Molluginaceae (Sweetjuice) Montiaceae (Pussypaws) Moraceae (Fig) Myliaceae Myricaceae (Wax Myrtle) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine) Myrtaceae (Myrtle) Namaceae (Yerba Stanta) Nartheciaceae (Asphodel) Neckeraceae Nelumbonaceae (Sacred Lotus) Nitrariaceae (Peganum) No Family (No Family) Notothyladaceae Nyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock) Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily) Oleaceae (Olive) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) Ophioglossaceae (Adder's Tongue) Orchidaceae (Orchid) Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) Orthodontiaceae Orthotrichaceae (Moss(20)) Oxalidaceae (Oxalis) Paeoniaceae (Peony) Pallaviciniaceae Papaveraceae (Poppy) Parkeriaceae (Watersprite) Parmeliaceae (Lichen(3)) Parnassiaceae (Grass of Parnassus) Passifloraceae (Passion Flower) Pelliaceae Peltigeraceae (Lichen(4)) Phrymaceae (Lopseed) Phymatocerotaceae Physciaceae (Lichen(5)) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed) Picrodendraceae (Tetracoccus) Pinaceae (Pine) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum) Plagiochilaceae Plagiotheciaceae Plagiotheciaeae Plantaginaceae (Plantain) Platanaceae (Plane Tree) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort) Poaceae (Grass) Podocarpaceae Polemoniaceae (Phlox) Polygalaceae (Milkwort) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) Polypodiaceae (Polypody) Polytrichaceae Pontederiaceae (Heteranthera) Porellaceae Portulacaceae (Purslane) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed) Pottiaceae (Moss(21)) Primulaceae (Primrose) Proteaceae (Protea) Pseudolepicoleaceae Psilotaceae (Whisk Fern) Pteridaceae (Brake Fern) Pterigynandraceae (Moss(22)) Ptilidiaceae (Liverwort(2)) Ptychomitriaceae Pylaisiaceae Pylaisiadelphaceae Radulacea Radulaceae Ramalinaceae (Lichen(6)) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) Resedaceae (Mignonette) Rhabdoweisiaceae Rhabdoweissiaceae Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn) Ricciaceae Riellaceae (Liverwort(1)) Rosaceae (Rose) Rubiaceae (Coffee) Ruppiaceae (Ditch Grass) Ruscaceae (Butcher's Broom) Rutaceae (Citris) Salicaceae (Willow) Salviniaceae (Salvinia) Sapindaceae (Soapberry) Sarcobataceae (Greasewood) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant) Saururaceae (Yerba Mansa) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage) Scapaniaceae Scheuchzeriaceae (Pod Grass) Scouleriaceae (Moss(23)) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Selaginellaceae (Spikemoss) Seligeriaceae Sematophyllaceae Simaroubaceae (Tree of Heaven) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba) Smilacaceae (Greenbriar) Solanaceae (Nightshade) Solenostomataceae Sphaerocarpaceae (Liverwort(3)) Sphagnaceae (Burr Reed) Splachnaceae (Moss(24)) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut) Sterculiaceae (Parasol Tree) Stereocaulaceae (Lichen(7)) Styracaceae (Snowdrop Bush) Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk) Targioniaceae Taxaceae (Yew) Tecophilaeaceae (Odontostomum) Tetraphidaceae Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern) Themidaceae (Brodiaea) Theophrastaceae (Water Pimpernel) Thymelaeaceae (Leatherwood) Tiliaceae (Basswood) Timmiaceae Tofieldiaceae (Triantha) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium) Typhaceae (Cat Tail) Ulmaceae (Elm) Ulvaceae (Green Algae) Urticaceae (Nettle) Valerianaceae (Valerian) Verbenaceae (Verbena) Verrucariaceae Viburnaceae Violaceae (Violet) Viscaceae (Mistletoe) Vitaceae (Vitis) Woodsiaceae (Cliff Fern) Zannichelliaceae (Horned Pondweed) Zingiberaceae (Ginger) Zosteraceae (Eel Grass) Zygophyllaceae (Calthrop)

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