Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often dissected
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a raceme
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often
dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a
raceme 4. Flowers bisexual,
actinomorphic
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often
dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a
raceme 4. Flowers bisexual,
actinomorphic 5. Corolla usually 4 petals -
cross
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often
dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a
raceme 4. Flowers bisexual,
actinomorphic 5. Corolla usually 4 petals -
cross 6. Androecium of 6 stamen: 4
long, 2 short
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) 1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often
dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a
raceme 4. Flowers bisexual,
actinomorphic 5. Corolla usually 4 petals -
cross 6. Androecium of 6 stamen: 4
long, 2 short 7. Gynecium a compound pistil
with 2 carpels, 2 locules
Subclass: DilleniidaeOrder: Salicales
Family:Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) 1. Herbs 2. Leaves simple, often dissected 3. Inflorescence usually a raceme 4. Flowers bisexual,
actinomorphic 5. Corolla usually 4 petals - cross 6. Androecium of 6 stamen: 4
long, 2 short 7. Gynecium a compound pistil
with 2 carpels, 2 locules 8. Fruit: a silique or silicle Brassica, “mustards”, Capsella, “shepard’s purse”
SubclassRosidaeOrder: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
1. Aromatic biennial or perennial herbs with hollow leaf stems.
SubclassRosidaeOrder: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
1. Aromatic biennial or perennial herbs with hollow leaf stems.
2. Leaves compound with sheathing bases.
SubclassRosidaeOrder: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
1. Aromatic bienn1al or perennial herbs with hollow leaf stems.
2. Leaves compound with sheathing bases.
3. Inflorescence umbellate.
SubclassRosidaeOrder: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 1. Aromatic biennial or perennial
herbs with hollow leaf stems. 2. Leaves compound with sheathing
bases. 3. Inflorescence umbellate. 4. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic,
5-merous; 2 carpels. Ca55, Co5, A5, G2
Daucus “wild carrot”, Conium “poison hemlock”, Pastinaca “wild parsnip”,
Sanicula “black snakeroot”
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae 1. Annual or perennial herbs
with swollen nodes.
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae 1. Annual or perennial herbs with
swollen nodes. 2. Leaves opposite; simple; connected
at the base with a transverse line.
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae 1. Annual or perennial herbs with swollen
nodes. 2. Leaves opposite; simple; connected at
the base with a transverse line. 3. Bisexual; actinomorphic; 5-merous
(stamen 5 or 10).
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae 1. Annual or perennial herbs
with swollen nodes. 2. Leaves opposite; simple;
connected at the base with a transverse line.
3. Bisexual; actinomorphic; 5-merous (stamen 5 or 10).
4. Pistil with free central placentation; 1 locule.
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae 1. Annual or perennial herbs with
swollen nodes. 2. Leaves opposite; simple; connected
at the base with a transverse line. 3. Bisexual; actinomorphic; 5-merous
(stamen 5 or 10). 4. Pistil with free central placentation; 1
locule. 5. Fruit; a dry capsule opening with teeth
or valves.
Dianthus “pinks” Stellaria “chickweeds Silene “catchfly” Lychnis “campion”
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae 1. Succulent, spiny herbs; sometimes
branched or tree-like. (Spine arranged in areoles).
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae 1. Succulent, spiny herbs;
sometimes branched or tree-like. (Spine arranged in areoles).
2. Flowers bisexual, solitary and showy with numerous perianth parts.
3. Stamens numerous, epipetalous.
4. Ovary inferior; 4 carpels; 1 locule; parietal placentation.
Subclass: CaryophyllidaeOrder: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae 1. Succulent, spiny herbs; sometimes
branched or tree-like. (Spine arranged in areoles).
2. Flowers bisexual, solitary and showy with numerous perianth parts.
3. Stamens numerous, epipetalous. 4. Ovary inferior; 4 carpels; 1 locule;
parietal placentation. 5. fruit: berry.
Opuntia “prickley pear” Carnegeia gigantia “saguaro” Lophophora “Peyote” Mescaline