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