Botany

Introduction

On this page you will find all members of the plant kingdom residing in Terra and all other realms.

All plants are classified in the following order:

• Kingdom
• Division (Phylum)
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

The order can be remembered by the following mnemonic: "King David Came Over For George’s Sword"

The Plant Kingdom

The Plant Kingdom
Division	Seeds (Tracheophyta)				No seeds (Bryophyta)
Class	Non-flowering plants (Gymnosperms)		Flowering plants (Angiosperms)		Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts)	Hepaticopsida (Liverworts)	Bryopsida (Mosses)
Order			Monocots (Monocotyledon) One seed leaf Parallel venation Petals in groups of 3	Dicots (Dicotyledon) Two seed leaves Netted venation Petals in groups of 4 or 5 [!] Also known as Eudicots
Family			Grasses (Poaceae) Lily (Liliaceae)	Legume (Fabaceae) Composite (Asteraceae) Gourd (Cucurbitaceae) Nightshade (Solanaceae) Parsley (Apiaceae)
Genus
Examples			Grass, Maize	Trees, Roses, Sunflowers	Ferns, mosses	Fungi and bacteria