Botany

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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