Belongs within: Pooideae. Agrostis, the bentgrasses, is a genus of about 200 species of grasses found in temperate and tropical montane regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Many bentgrasses are widely used in lawns. These include the creeping bentgrass A. stolonifera, which is native to Eurasia and northern Africa and has been widely introduced in other… Continue reading Agrostis
Category: Spermatophyta
Lamiales
Belongs within: Lamiidae.Contains: Avicennia, Lindernia, Calceolariaceae, Gesneriaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Pedaliaceae, Acanthaceae, Phrymaceae, Lamiaceae, Orobanchaceae, Martyniaceae, Verbenaceae, Bignoniaceae, Lentibulariaceae, Ligustrum, Oleoideae, Jasminoideae. The Lamiales are a large clade of flowering plants. The greatest diversity of species are herbs or shrubs but members also include large trees and parasites of other plants. Members include the Stilbaceae, a… Continue reading Lamiales
Ajuga
Belongs within: Lamiaceae. Bugle call Published 9 June 2026 Members of the mint family Lamiaceae include many of the world’s most popular garden plants. This popularity is particularly driven by the aromatic nature of many Lamiaceae species, resulting in their use as herbs, such as mint and rosemary. But there are also representatives that are generally… Continue reading Ajuga
Cypripedioideae
Belongs within: Orchidaceae. The Cypripedioideae, slipper orchids, are a group of orchids distinguished by flowers bearing a slipper-shaped labellum, as well as loss of the dorsal median stamen, type III–IV endothecial thickenings, and a smooth pollen tectum (Freudenstein & Rasmussen 1999). The epiphytic species of the genus Paphiopedilum include popular cultivated forms. A slipper of… Continue reading Cypripedioideae
Epidendreae
Belongs within: Epidendroideae. The Epidendreae are a group of orchids bearing pollinia fused with sticky caudicles. They include the Neotropical genus Cattleya, species of which are popular in cultivation. <==Epidendreae [Epidendrinae, Laeliinae] |–AppendiculaFR99 | |–A. australiensis (Bailey) Clements & Jones 1992 (comb. illeg.)D92 | |–A. hexandraFR99 | |–‘Dendrolirium’ pusillumL60 | `–A. reflexaP03 `–+–AgrostophyllumFR99 | |–A. bicuspidatumP03… Continue reading Epidendreae
Coniferophyta
Belongs within: Spermatophyta.Contains: Ginkgoales, Umkomasiales, Peltaspermales, Cordaitales, Dicranophyllales, Miroviaceae, Doliostrobaceae, Voltziales, Pinaceae, Cheirolepidiaceae, Cupressophyta. The Coniferophyta have been recognised as a clade of gymnosperms including conifers, the ginkgo Ginkgo biloba, and the Palaeozoic Cordaitales. Members of this clade have simple, dichotomously veined leaves, simple strobili in the axils of the leaves, and platyspermic seeds (Doyle… Continue reading Coniferophyta
Genistinae
Belongs within: Genisteae.Contains: Cytisus. The Genistinae are a group of mostly yellow-flowered leguminous shrubs with a Mediterranean-centred distribution, though a number of species (particularly gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scoparius) have become naturalised in other parts of the world. The gorses of the genus Ulex are extremely spiny with leaves almost entirely absent in… Continue reading Genistinae
Cucurbitales
Belongs within: Fabidae.Contains: Anisophyllea, Coriaria, Begoniaceae, Trichosanthes, Cucurbiteae. The Cucurbitales are a clade of morphologically somewhat divergent taxa supported by molecular analyses. The clade is most diverse in tropical regions though there are also numerous temperate species. The Cucurbitaceae, the squash and gourd family, are mostly comprised of annual vines, many species of which are… Continue reading Cucurbitales
Celastrales
Belongs within: Fabidae.Contains: Celastraceae. The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants primarily supported by molecular data. Members include the Holarctic genus Parnassia, grass of Parnassus, an inhabitant of wet and/or open locations with basal, ovate leaves and solitary flowers borne on an erect stalk (Hickman 1993). The Stackhousiaceae are an Australasian family of herbs… Continue reading Celastrales
Rubioideae
Belongs within: Rubiaceae.Contains: Coussareeae, Morindeae, Spermacoceae, Anthospermeae, Paederieae. The Rubioideae are a large clade within the plant family Rubiaceae, members of which have valvate aestivation, an indumentum of septated hairs, and contain raphides (calcium oxalate crystals). Subgroups of the Rubioideae include the Ophiorrhizeae, characterised by the production of dry fruits containing many very small ‘dust’… Continue reading Rubioideae