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    There are over 56 genera of flowering plants estimated to contain at least 500 described species. The largest of these is currently the legume genus Astragalus...
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  • List of gymnosperm families List of nitrogen-fixing-clade families List of the largest genera of flowering plants Lists of biota by country List of plants...
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    Genus (redirect from Genera (biology))
    subsets. List of the largest genera of flowering plants "ICTV Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 2017. Archived from the original...
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    Psychotria (category Rubiaceae genera)
    genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus...
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    Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ˌændʒiəˈspərmiː/), commonly called angiosperms. They include...
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    leaf of any plant, up to 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) in diameter. The parasitic genera Hydnora and Prosopanche are the only flowering plants with no evidence of leaves...
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    The eudicots are the largest monophyletic group within the dicotyledons. They are distinguished from all other flowering plants by the structure of their...
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    Veronica is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species. It was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae...
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    (the older) Cruciferae (/kruːˈsɪfəri/) is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers...
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    some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is flags, while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as...
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    Orchid (section Genera)
    distributed across 763 genera. The Orchidaceae family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000...
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    of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing over 680 species. Most species are found in the...
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    Apiaceae (section Genera)
    simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera, including such well-known and...
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    Araceae (section Food plants)
    The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually...
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    Arecaceae (redirect from Palm (plant))
    The Arecaceae (/ærəˈkeɪsiaɪ/) is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like...
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    Lamiaceae (section Genera)
    The Lamiaceae (/ˌleɪmiˈeɪsiːˌiː, -iˌaɪ/ LAY-mee-AY-see-ee, -⁠eye) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or...
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    Polygonaceae (section Genera)
    The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name...
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    rāna "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are Ranunculus (600 species)...
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    largely follows Plants of the World (2017). Total counts of genera for each family come from Plants of the World Online (POWO). (See the POWO license.)...
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    Chrysanthemum (redirect from Mum (plant))
    kriss-AN-thə-məmz), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to East Asia and...
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    glory (also written as morning-glory) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy...
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    Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely...
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    The genus Carex, the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species...
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    naturalised and indigenous grasses of New Zealand) Multi-access key to the flowering plant genera of New Zealand Identification tools for New Zealand plants...
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    Malvaceae (category CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list)
    -siːˌiː/), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance...
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    Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil...
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    Lepanthes (category Pleurothallidinae genera)
    List of Lepanthes species List of the largest genera of flowering plants Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families William Cullina (2004). "Lepanthes...
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    The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The...
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    The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous...
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    Begonia (category Garden plants)
    sepals but no petals. With 2,002 species, Begonia is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs...
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