SHORT BOTANICAL LIST OF NON-BULBOUS PLANT FAMILIES AND GENERA

Apiaceae ​(was U​ mbelliferae​): Aciphylla, Astrantia, Azorella, Bolax,

Hacquetia, etc.

Asparagaceae​: Anthericum, Arthropodium, Disporopsis, Hosta,

Maianthemum, Ophiopogon, Polygonatum, Speirantha, etc

Berberidaceae​: Berberis, Bongardia, Dysosma, Epimedium,

Gymnospermium, Jeffersonia, Leontice, Mahonia, Podophyllum, Ranzania,

Sinopodophyllum, Vancouveria, etc.

Boraginaceae: A​ lkanna, Anchusa, Eritrichium, Hesperochiron, Lithodora,

Mertensia, Moltkia, Myosotis, Omphalodes, Onosma, Phacelia, Pulmonaria,

Romanzoffia, etc

Brassicaceae: A​ ethionema, Alyssum, Arabis, Aubrieta, Cardamine,

Chorispora, Clausia, Degenia, Draba, Erysimum, Fibigia, Iberis, Matthiola,

Morisia, Notothlaspi, Petrocallis, Thlaspi, Xerodraba, etc

Cactaceae:​ Echinocereus, Lobivia, Maihuenia, Mammilaria, Opuntia,

Pediocactus, Rebutia, Sclerocactus, etc

Calceolariaceae:​ Calceolaria , Jovellana

Campanulaceae:​ Adenophora, Asyneuma, Campanula ( inc. Diosphaera),

Codonopsis, Cyananthus, Edraianthus, Favratia, Isotoma, Lobelia (inc.

Hypsella and Pratia), Physoplexis, Phyteuma, Platycodon,Trachelium,

Wahlenbergia, etc.

Caryophyllaceae​: Arenaria, Cerastium, Dianthus, Gypsophila, Lychnis,

Minuartia, Petrorhagia (was Tunica), Saponaria, Silene, Vaccaria (was

Melandrium) etc.

Celastraceae: E​ uonymus, Parnassia

Colchicaceae:​ Disporum, Uvularia

Commelinaceae​: Weldenia.

Compositae ​(was A​ steraceae)​ : Achillea, Anacyclus, Anaphalis, Antennaria,

Anthemis, Artemisia, Aster, Brachyclados, Brachyglottis, Carduncellus,

Celmisia, Chaenactis, Cotula, Cremanthodium, Crepis, Erigeron, Euryops,

Haastia, Helichrysum, Hippolytia, Hulsea, Hymenoxys, Inula,

Leontopodium, Leptinella, Leucogenes, Ozothamnus, Pyrethrum, Raoulia,

Rhodanthemum, Richteria, Santolina, Serratula, Solidago Tanacetum,

Tetraneuris, Tonestus, Townsendia, Waldheimia, etc.

Coniferae​: now consists of C​ upressaceae,​ ​Pinaceae,​ and ​Taxaceae​.

The term c​ onifer ​includes all of these:

Cupressaceae​: Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Juniperus, Thuja.

Pinaceae:​ Abies, Cedrus, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Tsuga.

Taxaceae​: Taxus

Crassulaceae: C​ hiastophyllum, Cotyledon, Crassula, Dudleya, Jovibarba,

Orostachys, Rhodiola, Rosularia, Sedum, Sempervivum, Umbilicus, etc

Diapensiaceae​: Berneuxia, Diapensia, Galax, Pyxidanthera, Shortia (incl.

Schizocodon), etc.

Ericaceae​: Andromeda, Arctostaphylos, Bryanthus, Calluna, Cassiope,

Chimaphila, Cyathodes, Epacris, Epigaea, Erica, Gaultheria, Kalmia, Ledum,

Leiophyllum, Leucopogon, Loiseleuria, Moneses, Pieris (incl. Arcterica),

Pentachondra, Pernettya, Phyllodoce, Pyrola, Rhododendron,

Rhodothamnus, Trochocarpa, Vaccinium, etc.

Ferns ​include all of these:

Asplenianceae: A​ splenium, Ceterach

Athyriaceae: ​ Athyrium

Blechnaceae: B​ lechnum

​ ​Cystopteridaceae:​ Cystopteris, Gymnocarpium

Dryopteridaceae: ​Dryopteris, Filix

​ ​Onocleaceae: ​ Matteuccia, Onoclea

Ophioglossaceae​: Botrychium, Ophioglossum

Polypodiaceae: L​ emmaphyllum, Lepisorus, Microgramma, Neolepisorus,

Polypodium, Pyrrosia

Pteridaceae​: Acrostichum, Adiantum, Cheilanthes, Cryptogramma,

Notholaeana, Onychium, Pellaea, Pityrogramma, Pteris

Woodsiaceae: ​Woodsia

Fumariaceae​: ​ now included in ​Papaveraceae.​

Gentianaceae:​ Centaurium, Gentiana, Gentianella, Halenia, Sebaea,

Swertia, etc.

Geraniaceae:​ Erodium, Geranium, Hypseocharis, Pelargonium, etc. 15

Gesneriaceae: ​Ancylostemon, Asteranthera, Briggsia, Chirita, Conandron,

Corallodiscus, Haberlea, Jankaea, Lysionotus, Mitraria, Opithandra,

Petrocosmea, Ramonda, Sarmienta, Streptocarpus, etc

Hydrangeaceae:​ Deinanthe, Deutzia, Kirengeshoma.

Iridaceae: ​Libertia, Olsynium, Sisyrinchium.

Lamiaceae (​ was ​Labiatae)​ : Acinos, Ajuga, Calamintha, Clinopodium,

Dracocephalum, Horminum, Lavandula, Mentha, Micromeria, Origanum,

Prunella, Salvia, Satureia, Scutellaria, Stachys, Teucrium, Thymus, etc.

Leguminosae ​(was P​ apilionaceae)​ : Anarthrophyllum, Anthyllis, Astragalus,

Cytisus, Erinacea, Genista, Lathyrus, Lupinus, Ononis, Oxytropis,

Parochetus, Thermopsis, etc.

Liliaceae​: Clintonia, Prosartes, Scoliopus, Tricyrtis etc.

Lobeliaceae:​ now included in ​Campanulaceae.​

Melanthiaceae: ​Helonias, Heloniopsis, Ypsilandra, Zigadenus, etc.

Montiaceae: C​ laytonia, Lewisia

Onagraceae​: Chamerion, Epilobium, Fuchsia, Oenothera, Zauschneria, etc.

Orchidaceae:​ Anacamptis, Bletilla, Calanthe, Calypso,Cephalanthera,

Corybas, Cypripedium, Dactylorhiza, Epipactis, Galearis, Goodyera,

Gymnadenia, Habenaria, Listera, Neotinia, Neottia, Ophrys, Orchis, Pleione,

Pterostylis, Serapias, Spiranthes, Thelymitra, Traunsteinera, etc.

Orobanchaceae​: Castilleja, Euphrasia, Lathraea, Pedicularis, Phelypaea

Oxalidaceae:​ Oxalis

Paeoniaceae:​ Paeonia

Papaveraceae:​ Chelidonium, Corydalis, Dicentra, Eomecon, Hylomecon,

Meconopsis, Papaver, Pteridophyllum, Sanguinaria, Stylophorum, etc.

Phrymaceae: L​ ancea, Mazus, Mimulus, etc.

Plantaginaceae:​ Antirrhinum, Asarina, Cymbalaria, Digitalis, Erinus,

Globularia, Hebe, Lagotis, Linaria, Melosperma, Ourisia, Paederota,

Parahebe, Penstemon, Plantago, Rehmannia, Synthyris, Veronica, Wulfenia etc.

Plumbaginaceae: A​ cantholimon, Armeria, Bukiniczia, Ceratostigma,

Dictyolimon, Limonium

Poaceae: F​ estuca, Hakonechloa, Hordeum

Polemoniaceae​: Collomia, Gilia, Leptodactylon, Phlox, Polemonium

Polygalaceae: ​Polygala

Polygonaceae​: Eriogonum, Muehlenbeckia, Persicaria, Polygonum, etc.

Portulacaceae: ​Calandrinia

Primulaceae: A​ nagallis, Androsace, Coris, Cortusa, Cyclamen, Dionysia,

Dodecatheon, Lysimachia, Omphalogramma, Primula, Samolus,

Soldanella, Trientalis, etc.

Ranunculaceae:​ Adonis, Anemone, Anemonella, Aquilegia, Beesia,

Callianthemum, Clematis, Delphinium, Eranthis, Glaucidium, Helleborus,

Hepatica, Oxygraphis, Paraquilegia, Pulsatilla, Ranunculus, Semiaquilegia,

Shibateranthis,Thalictrum, Trollius, etc.

Rosaceae​: Alchemilla, Dryas, Fragaria, Geum, Kelseya, Petrophytum,

Potentilla, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus, Spiraea, etc.

Rubiaceae​: Asperula, Coprosma, Houstonia, Mitchella, Nertera, Phuopsis, etc.

Saxifragaceae​: Astilbe, Bergenia, Boykinia, Chrysosplenium, Elmera,

Heuchera, Micranthes, Mitella, Mukdenia, Oresitrophe, Peltoboykinia,

Saxifraga, Tanakaea, Tellima, Tiarella, etc.

Scrophulariaceae​: Aptosimum, Diascia, Verbascum, Zaluzianskya, etc.

Talinaceae: T​ alinum

Thymelaeaceae:​ Daphne, Pimelea, Stellera, etc.

Violaceae: M​ elicytus, Viola, etc.

References: World Checklist of Plant Families​ (WCSP) Maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The Plant List ​has been used where certain families have not yet been included in the WCSP.

If there is doubt as to whether a plant belongs to one of the above families, enquiry should be made by email: a​ [email protected]