Wikipedia:WikiProject Plants/Families

List of flowering plant families. This list is reproduced from Heywood VH, Brummitt RK, Culham A, and Seberg O. 2007. Flowering Plant Families of the World. Firefly Books and expands upon the list at APG II system. The classification list follows APG II (Soltis et al., Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms, pp. 243-248 (2005).) with some modifications. Families that are accepted by both Heywood et al. and Soltis et al. are in regular font. Families accepted by Soltis et al. but not Heywood et al. are in italic type. Likewise, families accepted by Heywood et al. but not Soltis et al. are in bold type. Names indented under another family name indicate families that are mentioned by Soltis et al. as optionally recognized as distinct from the unindented family name immediately above it. Note: Heywood et al. did not set out to present a new classification scheme for consideration.


 * Amborellaceae
 * Chloranthaceae
 * Nymphaeaceae
 * Cabombaceae

Austrobaileyales

 * Austrobaileyaceae
 * Schisandraceae
 * Illiciaceae
 * Trimeniaceae

Ceratophyllales

 * Ceratophyllaceae

Canellales

 * Canellaceae
 * Winteraceae

Laurales

 * Atherospermataceae
 * Calycanthaceae
 * Gomortegaceae
 * Hernandiaceae
 * Lauraceae
 * Monimiaceae
 * Siparunaceae

Magnoliales

 * Annonaceae
 * Degeneriaceae
 * Eupomatiaceae
 * Himantandraceae
 * Magnoliaceae
 * Myristicaceae

Piperales

 * Aristolochiaceae
 * Hydnoraceae
 * Lactoridaceae
 * Piperaceae
 * Saururaceae

Monocots

 * Petrosaviaceae

Acorales

 * Acoraceae

Alismatales

 * Alismataceae
 * Aponogetonaceae
 * Araceae
 * Butomaceae
 * Cymodoceaceae
 * Hydrocharitaceae
 * Juncaginaceae
 * Limnocharitaceae
 * Najadaceae
 * Posidoniaceae
 * Potamogetonaceae
 * Ruppiaceae
 * Scheuchzeriaceae
 * Tofieldiaceae
 * Zosteraceae

Asparagales

 * Alliaceae
 * Agapanthaceae
 * Amaryllidaceae
 * Anemarrhenaceae
 * Asparagaceae
 * Agavaceae
 * Aphyllanthaceae
 * Hesperocallidaceae (see Agavaceae)
 * Hyacinthaceae
 * Laxmanniaceae
 * Ruscaceae
 * Themidaceae
 * Asteliaceae
 * Behniaceae
 * Blandfordiaceae
 * Boryaceae
 * Convallariaceae
 * Dracaenaceae
 * Doryanthaceae
 * Eriospermaceae
 * Herreriaceae
 * Hostaceae
 * Hypoxidaceae
 * Iridaceae
 * Ixioliriaceae
 * Johnsoniaceae
 * Lanariaceae
 * Nolinaceae
 * Orchidaceae
 * Tecophilaeaceae
 * Xanthorrhoeaceae
 * Asphodelaceae
 * Hemerocallidaceae
 * Xeronemataceae

Dioscoreales

 * Burmanniaceae
 * Dioscoreaceae
 * Taccaceae
 * Nartheciaceae

Liliales

 * Alstroemeriaceae
 * Campynemataceae
 * Colchicaceae
 * Corsiaceae
 * Liliaceae
 * Luzuriagaceae
 * Melanthiaceae
 * Petermanniaceae
 * Philesiaceae
 * Rhipogonaceae
 * Smilacaceae

Pandanales

 * Cyclanthaceae
 * Pandanaceae
 * Stemonaceae
 * Triuridaceae
 * Velloziaceae

Commelinids

 * Dasypogonaceae

Arecales

 * Arecaceae

Commelinales

 * Commelinaceae
 * Haemodoraceae
 * Hanguanaceae
 * Philydraceae
 * Pontederiaceae

Poales

 * Anarthriaceae
 * Bromeliaceae
 * Centrolepidaceae
 * Cyperaceae
 * Ecdeiocoleaceae
 * Eriocaulaceae
 * Flagellariaceae
 * Hydatellaceae (Note: moved to Nymphaeales)
 * Joinvilleaceae
 * Juncaceae
 * Mayacaceae
 * Poaceae
 * Prioniaceae
 * Rapateaceae
 * Restionaceae
 * Thurniaceae
 * Typhaceae
 * Xyridaceae

Zingiberales

 * Cannaceae
 * Costaceae
 * Heliconiaceae
 * Lowiaceae
 * Marantaceae
 * Musaceae
 * Strelitziaceae
 * Zingiberaceae

Eudicots

 * Buxaceae
 * Didymelaceae
 * Meliosmaceae
 * Sabiaceae
 * Trochodendraceae
 * Tetracentraceae

Proteales

 * Nelumbonaceae
 * Proteaceae
 * Platanaceae

Ranunculales

 * Berberidaceae
 * Circaeasteraceae
 * Kingdoniaceae
 * Eupteleaceae
 * Glaucidiaceae
 * Hydrastidaceae
 * Lardizabalaceae
 * Menispermaceae
 * Papaveraceae
 * Fumariaceae
 * Pteridophyllaceae
 * Ranunculaceae
 * Sargentodoxaceae

Core eudicots

 * Aextoxicaceae
 * Berberidopsidaceae
 * Dilleniaceae

Gunnerales

 * Gunneraceae
 * Myrothamnaceae

Caryophyllales

 * Achatocarpaceae
 * Aizoaceae
 * Amaranthaceae
 * Ancistrocladaceae
 * Asteropeiaceae
 * Barbeuiaceae
 * Basellaceae
 * Cactaceae
 * Caryophyllaceae
 * Chenopodiaceae
 * Didiereaceae
 * Dioncophyllaceae
 * Droseraceae
 * Drosophyllaceae
 * Frankeniaceae
 * Gisekiaceae
 * Halophytaceae
 * Hectorellaceae
 * Limeaceae
 * Molluginaceae
 * Mesembryanthemaceae
 * Nepenthaceae
 * Nyctaginaceae
 * Petiveriaceae
 * Physenaceae
 * Phytolaccaceae
 * Plumbaginaceae
 * Polygonaceae
 * Portulacaceae
 * Rhabdodendraceae
 * Sarcobataceae
 * Simmondsiaceae
 * Stegnospermataceae
 * Tamaricaceae

Santalales

 * Eremolepidaceae
 * Loranthaceae
 * Misodendraceae
 * Olacaceae
 * Opiliaceae
 * Santalaceae
 * Viscaceae

Saxifragales

 * Altingiaceae (see Hamamelidaceae)
 * Aphanopetalaceae
 * Cercidiphyllaceae
 * Crassulaceae
 * Daphniphyllaceae
 * Grossulariaceae
 * Haloragaceae
 * Penthoraceae
 * Tetracarpaeaceae
 * Hamamelidaceae
 * Iteaceae
 * Pterostemonaceae
 * Paeoniaceae
 * Peridiscaceae
 * Saxifragaceae

Rosids

 * Aphloiaceae
 * Geissolomataceae
 * Ixerbaceae
 * Picramniaceae
 * Strasburgeriaceae
 * Vitaceae

Crossosomatales

 * Crossosomataceae
 * Stachyuraceae
 * Staphyleaceae

Geraniales

 * Geraniaceae
 * Hypseocharitaceae
 * Ledocarpaceae (see Vivianiaceae)
 * Melianthaceae
 * Francoaceae
 * Vivianiaceae

Myrtales

 * Alzateaceae
 * Combretaceae
 * Crypteroniaceae
 * Heteropyxidaceae (see Myrtaceae)
 * Lythraceae
 * Melastomataceae
 * Memecylaceae
 * Myrtaceae
 * Oliniaceae
 * Onagraceae
 * Penaeaceae
 * Psiloxylaceae (see Myrtaceae)
 * Rhynchocalycaceae
 * Vochysiaceae

Eurosids I (Fabids)

 * Zygophyllaceae
 * Krameriaceae
 * Huaceae

Celastrales

 * Celastraceae
 * Lepidobotryaceae
 * Parnassiaceae
 * Lepuropetalaceae
 * Stackhousiaceae

Cucurbitales

 * Anisophylleaceae
 * Begoniaceae
 * Coriariaceae
 * Corynocarpaceae
 * Cucurbitaceae
 * Datiscaceae
 * Tetramelaceae (see Datiscaceae)

Fabales

 * Fabaceae
 * Polygalaceae
 * Quillajaceae
 * Surianaceae

Fagales

 * Betulaceae
 * Casuarinaceae
 * Fagaceae
 * Juglandaceae
 * Rhoipteleaceae
 * Myricaceae
 * Nothofagaceae
 * Ticodendraceae

Malpighiales

 * Achariaceae
 * Balanopaceae
 * Bonnetiaceae
 * Caryocaraceae
 * Chrysobalanaceae
 * Dichapetalaceae
 * Euphroniaceae
 * Trigoniaceae
 * Clusiaceae
 * Ctenolophonaceae
 * Elatinaceae
 * Euphorbiaceae
 * Flacourtiaceae
 * Groupiaceae
 * Hugoniaceae
 * Humiriaceae
 * Hypericaceae (see Clusiaceae)
 * Irvingiaceae
 * Ixonanthaceae
 * Lacistemataceae
 * Linaceae
 * Lophopyxidaceae
 * Malpighiaceae
 * Ochnaceae
 * Medusagynaceae
 * Quiinaceae
 * Pandaceae
 * Passifloraceae
 * Malesherbiaceae
 * Turneraceae
 * Phyllanthaceae
 * Picrodendraceae
 * Podostemaceae
 * Putranjivaceae
 * Rhizophoraceae
 * Erythroxylaceae
 * Salicaceae
 * Scyphostegiaceae
 * Violaceae

Oxalidales

 * Brunelliaceae
 * Cephalotaceae
 * Connaraceae
 * Cunoniaceae
 * Elaeocarpaceae
 * Oxalidaceae

Rosales

 * Barbeyaceae
 * Cannabaceae
 * Cecropiaceae
 * Dirachmaceae
 * Elaeagnaceae
 * Moraceae
 * Rhamnaceae
 * Rosaceae
 * Ulmaceae
 * Urticaceae

Eurosids II (Malvids)

 * Tapisciaceae

Brassicales

 * Akaniaceae
 * Bretschneideraceae
 * Bataceae
 * Brassicaceae
 * Capparaceae
 * Caricaceae
 * Cleomaceae
 * Emblingiaceae
 * Gyrostemonaceae
 * Koeberliniaceae
 * Limnanthaceae
 * Moringaceae
 * Pentadiplandraceae
 * Resedaceae
 * Salvadoraceae
 * Setchellanthaceae
 * Tovariaceae
 * Tropaeolaceae

Malvales

 * Bixaceae
 * Diegodendraceae
 * Cochlospermaceae
 * Bombacaceae
 * Brownlowiaceae
 * Byttneriaceae
 * Cistaceae
 * Dipterocarpaceae
 * Durionaceae
 * Helicteraceae
 * Malvaceae
 * Muntingiaceae
 * Neuradaceae
 * Pentapetaceae
 * Sarcolaenaceae
 * Sparrmanniaceae
 * Sphaerosepalaceae
 * Sterculiaceae
 * Tepuianthaceae
 * Thymelaeaceae
 * Tiliaceae

Sapindales

 * Anacardiaceae
 * Biebersteiniaceae
 * Burseraceae
 * Cneoraceae
 * Kirkiaceae
 * Leitneriaceae
 * Meliaceae
 * Nitrariaceae
 * Peganaceae
 * Tetradiclidaceae
 * Ptaeroxylaceae
 * Rutaceae
 * Sapindaceae
 * Simaroubaceae

Cornales

 * Cornaceae
 * Nyssaceae
 * Curtisiaceae
 * Grubbiaceae
 * Hydrangeaceae
 * Hydrostachyaceae
 * Loasaceae

Ericales

 * Actinidiaceae
 * Balsaminaceae
 * Clethraceae
 * Coridaceae
 * Cyrillaceae
 * Diapensiaceae
 * Ebenaceae
 * Ericaceae
 * Fouquieriaceae
 * Lecythidaceae
 * Lissocarpaceae
 * Maesaceae
 * Marcgraviaceae
 * Myrsinaceae
 * Pentaphylacaceae
 * Sladeniaceae
 * Polemoniaceae
 * Primulaceae
 * Roridulaceae
 * Samolaceae
 * Sapotaceae
 * Sarraceniaceae
 * Styracaceae
 * Symplocaceae
 * Ternstroemiaceae (see Pentaphylacaceae)
 * Tetrameristaceae
 * Pellicieraceae
 * Theaceae
 * Theophrastaceae

Euasterids I (Lamiids)

 * Boraginaceae
 * Hydrophyllaceae
 * Icacinaceae
 * Lennoaceae
 * Oncothecaceae
 * Vahliaceae
 * Metteniusaceae

Garryales

 * Eucommiaceae
 * Garryaceae
 * Aucubaceae

Gentianales

 * Apocynaceae
 * Gelsemiaceae
 * Gentianaceae
 * Loganiaceae
 * Rubiaceae

Lamiales

 * Acanthaceae
 * Avicenniaceae
 * Bignoniaceae
 * Buddlejaceae
 * Byblidaceae
 * Calceolariaceae (see Scrophulariaceae)
 * Callitrichaceae
 * Carlemanniaceae
 * Cyclocheilaceae
 * Gesneriaceae
 * Globulariaceae
 * Hippuridaceae
 * Lamiaceae
 * Lentibulariaceae
 * Martyniaceae
 * Myoporaceae
 * Nesogenaceae
 * Orobanchaceae (see Scrophulariaceae)
 * Oleaceae
 * Pedaliaceae
 * Phrymaceae
 * Plantaginaceae
 * Plocospermataceae
 * Schlegeliaceae
 * Scrophulariaceae
 * Stilbaceae
 * Symphoremataceae
 * Tetrachondraceae
 * Thomandersiaceae
 * Trapellaceae
 * Verbenaceae

Solanales

 * Convolvulaceae
 * Hydroleaceae
 * Montiniaceae
 * Solanaceae
 * Sphenocleaceae

Euasterids II (Campanulids)

 * Bruniaceae
 * Columelliaceae
 * Desfontainiaceae
 * Escalloniaceae
 * Paracryphiaceae
 * Polyosmaceae
 * Quintiniaceae
 * Sphenostemonaceae
 * Tribelaceae

Apiales

 * Apiaceae
 * Araliaceae
 * Aralidiaceae (see Torricelliaceae)
 * Griseliniaceae
 * Mackinlayaceae (see Apiaceae)
 * Melanophyllaceae
 * Myodocarpaceae
 * Pennantiaceae
 * Pittosporaceae
 * Torricelliaceae

Aquifoliales

 * Aquifoliaceae
 * Cardiopteridaceae
 * Helwingiaceae
 * Phyllonomaceae
 * Stemonuraceae

Asterales

 * Alseuosmiaceae
 * Argophyllaceae
 * Asteraceae
 * Calyceraceae
 * Campanulaceae
 * Lobeliaceae
 * Goodeniaceae
 * Menyanthaceae
 * Pentaphragmataceae
 * Phellinaceae
 * Rousseaceae
 * Stylidiaceae
 * Donatiaceae

Dipsacales

 * Adoxaceae
 * Caprifoliaceae
 * Diervillaceae
 * Dipsacaceae
 * Linnaeaceae
 * Morinaceae
 * Valerianaceae
 * Sambucaceae
 * Triplostegiaceae
 * Viburnaceae

Families of uncertain position

 * Apodanthaceae
 * Balanophoraceae
 * Cynomoriaceae
 * Cytinaceae
 * Dipentodontaceae
 * Haptanthaceae
 * Hoplestigmataceae
 * Leptaulaceae
 * Medusandraceae
 * Mitrastemonaceae
 * Pottingeriaceae
 * Pteleocarpaceae
 * Rafflesiaceae