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Plant families beginning with the letter P
Plant families (Pa - Pt)
   Paeoniaceae
peony
Ranunculidae > Ranunculanae > Paeoniales
   Pallaviciniaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Metzgeriales
   Palmae
Chile cocopalm, Guinea bactris, acrocomia, aiphanes, archontophoenix, copernicia, coyor, eugeissona, gaussia, jubaea, kadjatoa, leopoldinia, livistona, llume, lodoicea, manac, orbignya, palm, para piassava, prestoea, pritchardia, rhapidophyllum, salacca, serenoa, syagrus
Arecanae > Arecales > Arecaceae
   Pandaceae
Dilleniidae > Euphorbianae > Euphorbiales
   Pandanaceae
freycinetia, pandanus, screwpine
Aridae > Pandananae > Pandanales
   Papaveraceae
adlumia, allegheny vine, bearpoppy, bloodroot, celandine, fairypoppy, hornpoppy, hunnemannia, macleaya, poppy, pricklypoppy, pseudofumaria, pygmypoppy, rock fumewort, roemeria, stylophorum, windpoppy
Ranunculidae > Ranunculanae > Papaverales
   Papilionaceae
Fabanae > Fabales > Fabaceae
   Paracryphiaceae
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Paracryphiales
   Parkeriaceae
antlerfern, triangle waterfern, watersprite
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Parkeriales
   Parnassiaceae
Alaska grass of Parnassus, California grass of Parnassus, Carolina grass of Parnassus, fen grass of Parnassus, fringed grass of Parnassus, grass of Parnassus, kidneyleaf grass of Parnassus, largeleaf grass of Parnassus, marsh grass of Parnassus, mountain grass of Parnassus, smallflower grass of Parnassus
Rosidae > Celastranae > Parnassiales
   Passifloraceae
apple, crato passionvine, golden bellapple, granadilla, maypop, passiflora, passion fruit, passionflower, sweet calabash, water lemon
Violanae > Passiflorales > Passiflorineae
   Paulowniaceae
paulownia, princesstree
Lamiidae > Lamianae > Lamiales
   Pedaliaceae
benne, ceratotheca, craniolaria, devil's claw, doubleclaw, elephant, escorzonera, gingili, martynia, proboscis plant, ram's horn, sesame, sesamum, unicorn flower, unicorn-plant, wild foxglove
Lamiidae > Lamianae > Lamiales
   Pelliaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Metzgeriales
   Pellicieraceae
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Theales
   Penaeaceae
Rosidae > Myrtanae > Myrtales
   Pentadiplandraceae
Capparanae > Capparales > Capparineae
   Pentaphragmataceae
Campanulanae > Campanulales > Campanulineae
   Pentaphylacaceae
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Theales
   Pentastemonaceae
Liliidae > Lilianae > Dioscoreales
   Penthoraceae
ditch stonecrop, penthorum
Saxifraganae > Saxifragales > Saxifragineae
   Peridiscaceae
Dilleniidae > Violanae > Violales
   Petermanniaceae
Liliidae > Lilianae > Smilacales
   Petiveriaceae
guinea henweed, petiveria, rivina, rougeplant, skunk bush
Caryophyllidae > Caryophyllanae > Caryophyllales
   Petrosaviaceae
Liliidae > Lilianae > Petrosaviales
   Phellinaceae
Rosidae > Celastranae > Aquifoliales
   Philesiaceae
Liliidae > Lilianae > Asteliales
   Philydraceae
Pontederianae > Philydrales > Philydrineae
   Phormiaceae
'uki'uki, New Zealand flax, cerulean flaxlily, dianella, phormium
Liliidae > Lilianae > Agavales
   Phrymaceae
phryma
Lamianae > Lamiales > Phrymineae
   Phyllocladaceae
celery pine, phyllocladus
Pinopsida > Pinidae > Podocarpales
   Phyllonomaceae
Cornidae > Cornanae > Hydrangeales
   Physenaceae
Dilleniidae > Theanae > Physenales
   Phytolaccaceae
alpine clubrush, bear grape, coakum, hoopvine, inkberry, jumby pepper, pigeonberry, pokan, poke, pokeberry, pokeweed, red inkplant, redweed
Caryophyllanae > Caryophyllales > Phytolaccineae
   Picramniaceae
alvaradoa, bitterbush
Rosidae > Rutanae > Rutales
   Pinaceae
balm of Gilead, cedar, fir, hemlock, pine, spruce
Pinidae > Pinales > Pinineae
   Piperaceae
Jackie's saddle, baby rubberplant, lepianthes, man to man, monkey's hand, peperomia
Piperidae > Piperanae > Piperales
   Pittosporaceae
Japanese pittosporum, Victorian box, bluebell creeper, cheesewood, mock orange, sollya
Cornidae > Aralianae > Pittosporales
   Plagiochilaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Jungermanniales
   Plagiogyriaceae
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Plagiogyriales
   Plagiopteraceae
Dilleniidae > Malvanae > Malvales
   Plagiotheciaceae
Bryophyta > Bryopsida > Bryales
   Plantaginaceae
ale, buckhorn, desert Indianwheat, flea seed, goose tongue, littorella, plantain, psyllium
Lamiidae > Lamianae > Lamiales
   Platanaceae
London plane, buttonwood, gum, levant storax, planetree, sweetgum, sycamore
Hamamelididae > Hamamelidanae > Hamamelidales
   Platyzomataceae
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Platyzomatales
   Plocospermataceae
Lamiidae > Gentiananae > Gentianales
   Plumbaginaceae
California seapink, armeria, blue leadwood, ceratostigma, doctorbush, leadwort, plumbago, sea lavender, statice, thrift, tree limonium, whorled plantain
Caryophyllidae > Plumbaginanae > Plumbaginales
   Poaceae
acroceras, amblyopyrum, bamboo, beachgrass, beardgrass, bermudagrass, buffalograss, cane, carpetgrass, carpgrass, corn, crabgrass, desertgrass, dropseed, false brome, goatgrass, goosegrass, grama, grass, hairgrass, maidencane, mossgrass, needlegrass, oatgrass, pendantgrass, polargrass, quakinggrass, reedgrass, relaxgrass, sandbur, sandreed, shorthusk, signalgrass, silkybent, sloughgrass, stalkgrass, summergrass, threeawn, veldtgrass, wheatgrass, whorlgrass, wildrye, winter aconite, woodoats, woodreed
Commelinidae > Juncanae > Poales
   Podoaceae
Rosidae > Rutanae > Burserales
   Podocarpaceae
dacrycarpus, kahika, plum pine, totara
Pinopsida > Pinidae > Podocarpales
   Podophyllaceae
mandrake, may apple, mayapple, raccoon berry
Ranunculidae > Ranunculanae > Berberidales
   Podostemaceae
riverweed
Podostemanae > Podostemales > Podostemineae
   Polemoniaceae
calico, collomia, false gilyflower, gilia, gymnosteris, ipomopsis, langloisia, linanthus, prickly phlox, trumpet, woollystar
Solananae > Solanales > Polemoniineae
   Polygalaceae
Easter flower, blue pygmyflower, milkwort, monnina, polygala, procession flower, securidaca, violet tree
Geranianae > Polygalales > Polygalineae
   Polygonaceae
antigonon, bellisima grande, buckwheat, centrostegia, coral vine, cottonheads, goldencarpet, hollisteria, homalocladium, jointweed, lastarriaea, maidenhair vine, mountainsorrel, oxytheca, spineflower, spinycape, three-corner-jack
Caryophyllidae > Polygonanae > Polygonales
   Polypodiaceae
fern, lepisorus, microsorum, pleuridium moss, polypody, snakefern, strapfern
Polypodiidae > Polypodiales > Polypodiineae
   Polytrichaceae
polytrichum moss
Bryophyta > Bryopsida > Polytrichales
   Pontederiaceae
monochoria, mudplantain, pickerelweed, pontederia, reussia, water hyacinth
Pontederianae > Pontederiales > Pontederiineae
   Porellaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Jungermanniales
   Portulacaceae
fameflower, miner's lettuce, portulacaria, pussy paws, redmaids, springbeauty, talinopsis
Caryophyllanae > Caryophyllales > Portulacineae
   Posidoniaceae
Mediterranean tapeweed, posidonia
Alismatanae > Potamogetonales > Potamogetonineae
   Potamogetonaceae
pondweed
Alismatanae > Potamogetonales > Potamogetonineae
   Pottiaceae
Bryophyta > Bryopsida > Dicranales
   Pottingeriaceae
Cornidae > Cornanae > Hydrangeales
   Primulaceae
Alaskan douglasia, brookweed, chaffweed, cyclamen, dwarf-primrose, fringed loosestrife, milkwort, pimpernel, rockjasmine, shooting star, shootingstar, starflower
Primulanae > Primulales > Primulineae
   Proteaceae
grevillea, kahiliflower, macadamia nut, silkoak
Rosidae > Proteanae > Proteales
   Pseudolepicoleaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Jungermanniales
   Psilotaceae
fern
Psilotidae > Psilotales > Psilotineae
   Psiloxylaceae
Rosidae > Myrtanae > Myrtales
   Ptaeroxylaceae
Rosidae > Rutanae > Rutales
   Pteridaceae
brake, leatherfern
Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Parkeriales
   Pteridophyllaceae
Ranunculidae > Ranunculanae > Papaverales
   Pterostemonaceae
Rosidae > Saxifraganae > Saxifragales
   Ptilidiaceae
Bryophyta > Hepaticopsida > Jungermanniales

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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