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Plant families

Botanists group flowers into families by how the flower is built. Pick a family to see its members on Phool.

Asteraceae 60 Iridaceae 39 Rosaceae 36 Orchidaceae 32 Liliaceae 31 Ranunculaceae 27 Amaryllidaceae 22 Fabaceae 19 Apocynaceae 17 Ericaceae 15 Brassicaceae 13 Asparagaceae 12 Primulaceae 12 Lamiaceae 11 Papaveraceae 11 Solanaceae 11 Caprifoliaceae 10 Apiaceae 8 Caryophyllaceae 8 Nymphaeaceae 8 Paeoniaceae 8 Malvaceae 7 Plantaginaceae 7 Rubiaceae 7 Araceae 6 Cactaceae 6 Geraniaceae 6 Oleaceae 6 Magnoliaceae 5 Saxifragaceae 5 Acanthaceae 4 Annonaceae 4 Boraginaceae 4 Gesneriaceae 4 Lythraceae 4 Onagraceae 4 Rutaceae 4 Theaceae 4 Viburnaceae 4 Violaceae 4 Asphodelaceae 3 Bignoniaceae 3 Campanulaceae 3 Convolvulaceae 3 Crassulaceae 3 Gentianaceae 3 Hypericaceae 3 Polemoniaceae 3 Rafflesiaceae 3 Zingiberaceae 3 Amaranthaceae 2 Balsaminaceae 2 Begoniaceae 2 Betulaceae 2 Bixaceae 2 Calophyllaceae 2 Cistaceae 2 Cleomaceae 2 Colchicaceae 2 Cornaceae 2 Euphorbiaceae 2 Hydrangeaceae 2 Linaceae 2 Melastomataceae 2 Myrtaceae 2 Nelumbonaceae 2 Passifloraceae 2 Plumbaginaceae 2 Sapindaceae 2 Sapotaceae 2 Scrophulariaceae 2 Verbenaceae 2

The weekly bunch

Every Monday: what is in bloom, the flower festivals of the week, seven flowers you may not know and one tradition explained.