[Herbaceous Plants]
(herbaceous plants)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
LILIIDAE
monocotyledonous flowering plants
Subclass 1 ident. refs
ALISMATALES
pond plants
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 		Order 33 subtaxa 324 images 43 ident. refs
NARTHECIACEAE
bog asphodels
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 9 images
APIACEAE
umbellifers
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 44 subtaxa 690 images 16 ident. refs
ASTERACEAE
daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite
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 		Family 134 subtaxa 2,296 images 49 ident. refs
CAMPANULACEAE
bellflowers
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 11 subtaxa 103 images 6 ident. refs
MENYANTHACEAE
bogbean and fringed water-lily
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 84 images 2 ident. refs
BORAGINACEAE
borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 25 subtaxa 364 images 1 ident. refs
BRASSICACEAE
cabbages, cresses etc.
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 55 subtaxa 919 images 13 ident. refs
RESEDACEAE
weld and mignonette
Family 3 subtaxa 34 images 1 ident. refs
Reseda
mignonettes
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 34 images 1 ident. refs
TROPAEOLACEAE
garden nasturtiums
Family 2 subtaxa 7 images
Tropaeolum
garden nasturtiums
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 7 images
CARYOPHYLLALES
pinks, goosefoots and docks
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 		Order 132 subtaxa 1,898 images 67 ident. refs
[’Chenopodiaceae’]
the old Chenopodiaceae
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 		Informal 32 subtaxa 465 images 36 ident. refs
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation
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 		Family 47 subtaxa 836 images 11 ident. refs
DROSERACEAE
sundews
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 5 subtaxa 47 images 5 ident. refs
PLUMBAGINACEAE
thrifts and sea lavenders
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 7 subtaxa 70 images 3 ident. refs
POLYGONACEAE
docks and knotgrasses
Leaves (Click to open)
 		Family 26 subtaxa 273 images 11 ident. refs
PORTULACACEAE
purslanes
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Portulaca oleracea
Common Purslane
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
CERATOPHYLLACEAE
hornworts
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 3 images 1 ident. refs
CUCURBITACEAE
cucurbits, cucumbers and melons
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 15 images
ADOXACEAE
moschatel, elders, viburnums
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 127 images 2 ident. refs
Linnaea borealis
Twinflower
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images 1 ident. refs
Lonicera
honeysuckles
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 68 images 1 ident. refs
BALSAMINACEAE
balsams
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 28 images 2 ident. refs
DIAPENSIACEAE
diapensias
Family 1 subtaxa 1 images 1 ident. refs
POLEMONIACEAE
Jacob’s ladder and phloxes
Family 1 subtaxa 17 images
Polemonium
a genus of flowering plants
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 17 images
PRIMULACEAE
primroses, loosestrifes and pimpernels
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 20 subtaxa 420 images 9 ident. refs
SARRACENIACEAE
pitcher plants
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 2 images 1 ident. refs
FABOIDEAE
vetches, peas and beans
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 		Subfamily 72 subtaxa 1,192 images 21 ident. refs
POLYGALACEAE
milkworts
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 32 images 1 ident. refs
APOCYNACEAE
periwinkles and asclepiads
Family 2 subtaxa 35 images 1 ident. refs
Vinca
periwinkles
Genus 2 subtaxa 35 images
Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle
Flower (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 35 images
GENTIANACEAE
centauries and gentians
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 		Family 13 subtaxa 184 images 8 ident. refs
RUBIACEAE
madder, goosegrass and bedstraws
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 		Family 12 subtaxa 171 images 3 ident. refs
GERANIACEAE
geraniums and storksbills
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 17 subtaxa 237 images 5 ident. refs
CALCEOLARIACEAE
slipperworts
Family 1 subtaxa 3 images
Calceolaria
slipperworts
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 3 images
LAMIACEAE
dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 41 subtaxa 634 images 12 ident. refs
LENTIBULARIACEAE
butterworts and bladderworts
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 		Family 5 subtaxa 95 images 3 ident. refs
OROBANCHACEAE
eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes
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 		Family 20 subtaxa 237 images 12 ident. refs
PLANTAGINACEAE
toadflaxes, speedwells, foxgloves and plantains
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 		Family 36 subtaxa 513 images 6 ident. refs
SCROPHULARIACEAE
figworts and mulleins
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 		Family 15 subtaxa 223 images 1 ident. refs
VERBENACEAE
vervains
Family 2 subtaxa 4 images
Verbena
vervains
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 4 images
ELATINACEAE
waterworts
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
EUPHORBIACEAE
spurges
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Family 13 subtaxa 166 images 3 ident. refs
Hypericum
St John’s worts
Flower (Click to open)
 		Genus 10 subtaxa 122 images 3 ident. refs
LINACEAE
flaxes
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 84 images
VIOLACEAE
violets, pansies
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 17 subtaxa 196 images 8 ident. refs
Helianthemum
rock-roses
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 		Genus 5 subtaxa 57 images 2 ident. refs
MALVACEAE
mallows & limes
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 		Family 9 subtaxa 146 images 1 ident. refs
LYTHRACEAE
purple loosestrife and water purslane
Family 3 subtaxa 33 images 2 ident. refs
Lythrum
a genus of Lythraceae
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 33 images 2 ident. refs
ONAGRACEAE
willowherbs and evening primroses
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 		Family 20 subtaxa 295 images 8 ident. refs
OXALIDACEAE
sorrels
Family 2 subtaxa 39 images
Oxalis
sorrels
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 39 images
PAPAVERACEAE
poppies and fumitories
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 		Family 17 subtaxa 272 images 7 ident. refs
FUMARIOIDEAE
fumitories
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 		Subfamily 7 subtaxa 124 images 4 ident. refs
RANUNCULACEAE
buttercups, crowfoots
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 32 subtaxa 607 images 7 ident. refs
Acaena
pirri-pirri burs
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 20 images 1 ident. refs
Agrimonia
agrimonies
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 24 images 1 ident. refs
Alchemilla
lady’s-mantles
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 		Genus 7 subtaxa 71 images 2 ident. refs
Aphanes
parsley pierts
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 11 images 2 ident. refs
Filipendula
meadowsweets
Leaves (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 28 images
Fragaria
strawberries
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 29 images 1 ident. refs
Geum
avens
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 66 images 3 ident. refs
Potentilla
cinquefoils
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 		Genus 9 subtaxa 134 images 2 ident. refs
Sanguisorba
burnets
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
URTICACEAE
nettles
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 		Family 5 subtaxa 23 images 7 ident. refs
CRASSULACEAE
stonecrops
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 8 subtaxa 85 images 3 ident. refs
HALORAGACEAE
water-milfoils
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 25 images 2 ident. refs
SAXIFRAGACEAE
saxifrages
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 		Family 16 subtaxa 180 images 8 ident. refs
CONVOLVULACEAE
bindweeds & dodders
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 7 subtaxa 119 images 1 ident. refs
SOLANACEAE
nightshades
Flower (Click to open)
 		Family 17 subtaxa 133 images 3 ident. refs
NYMPHAEACEAE
water lilies
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 24 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Herbaceous Plants] (herbaceous plants)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

[Herbaceous Plants] (herbaceous plants) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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