Subclass: Asteridae Order: Scrophulariales Family: Bignoniaceae

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Subclass Asteridae Order Scrophulariales Fa
mily Bignoniaceae bignonia

• 1. Woody perennials mostly vines.
• 2. Opposite leaves mostly pinnately compound.

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Subclass Asteridae Order Scrophulariales Fa
mily Bignoniaceae bignonia

• 1. Woody perennials mostly vines.
• 2. Opposite leaves mostly pinnately compound.
• 3. Flower irregular or nearly regular.
• 4. Petals and sepals 5-merous.
• 5. Stamen 4 (2 or 5).
• 6. Fruit a capsule often winged seeds.
• Trumpet creeper Campsis radiacans

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Subclass Magnoliidae Order Magnoliales Fami
ly Magnoliaceae magnolia

• 1. Trees or shrubs.
• 2. Leaves alternate,simple, stipulate.
• 3. Solitary flowers perfect regular.

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Subclass Magnoliidae Order Magnoliales Fami
ly Magnoliaceae magnolia

• 1. Trees or shrubs.
• 2. Leaves alternate,simple, stipulate.
• 3. Solitary flowers perfect regular.
• 4. Numerous flower parts spirally arranged.
• Liriodendrom, Magnolia

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Liliaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Actinomorphic

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Liliaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Actinomorphic
• 3. 3-merous (6 stamen)

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Liliaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Actinomorphic
• 3. 3-merous (6 stamen)
• 4. Ovary mostly superior
• Lilium, Smilacina, Allium

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Subclass Commelinidae Order Commelinales Fami
ly Commelinaceae

• 1. Herbs with succulent stems.
• 2. Leaves with closed basal sheath.

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Subclass Commelinidae Order Commelinales Fami
ly Commelinaceae

• 1. Herbs with succulent stems.
• 2. Leaves with closed basal sheath.
• 3. Sepals 3, green.
• 4. Petals usually 3, usually blue.

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Subclass Commelinidae Order Commelinales Fami
ly Commelinaceae

• 1. Herbs with succulent stems.
• 2. Leaves with closed basal sheath.
• 3. Sepals 3, green.
• 4. Petals usually 3, usually blue.
• 5. Filaments often hairy.
• 6. Ovary superier 3 carpels, 3 locules.
• 7. Six (6) stamen, 3 often stamenoid.
• Trandescantia spiderwort
• Commelina day flower

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Iridaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Iridaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Equitant Leaves
• 3. Mostly Irregular, Actinomorphic

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Iridaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Equitant Leaves
• 3. Mostly Irregular, Actinomorphic
• 4. 3-merous (3 stamen)
• 5. Ovary mostly inferior

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Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family
Iridaceae

• 1. Herbaceous perennials
• 2. Equitant Leaves
• 3. Mostly Irregular, Actinomorphic
• 4. 3-merous (3 stamen)
• 5. Ovary mostly inferior
• 6. Fruit capsule
• Iris, Gladiolus, Crocus, Belamcanda