Phylum Magnoliophyta

Almost every plant that gardeners display in their garden are members of this taxonomy: the Angiosperms. Scientifically, this group is often refered to as the Angiospermae or the Magnoliophyta. However, because of the confusion in standardization at these higher levels, we’re just going to talk generally.

A quick video overview

To help give you a broad understanding of the Angiosperms, we made a short video for you about classifying these plants.

The Major Flowering Plant Families

We know how difficult it is to find a family by filtering down through the taxa. We know the family but have no idea what Order or Class it is in. If that’s the case, choose from these:

  • Acanthaceae
  • Aceraceae
  • Agavaceae
  • Aizoaceae
  • Alismataceae
  • Amaranthaceae
  • Amaryllidaceae
  • Anacardiaceae
  • Apiaceae
  • Apocynaceae
  • Araceae
  • Araliaceae
  • Araucariaceae
  • Arecaceae
  • Asclepiadaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Begoniaceae
  • Bignoniaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Bromeliaceae
  • Cactaceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Casuarinaceae
  • Celastraceae
  • Chenopodiaceae
  • Clusiaceae
  • Combretaceae
  • Commelinaceae
  • Convolvulaceae
  • Crassulaceae
  • Cucurbitaceae
  • Cupresaceae
  • Cycadaceae
  • Cyperaceae
  • Ericaceae
  • Euphorbiaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Fagaceae
  • Geraniaceae
  • Gleicheniaceae
  • Heliconiaceae
  • Iridaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Lauraceae
  • Liliaceae
  • Lythraceae
  • Magnoliaceae
  • Malpighiaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Melastomataceae
  • Moraceae
  • Musaceae
  • Myrsinaceae
  • Myrtaceae
  • Nyctaginaceae
  • Nymphaceae
  • Oleaceae
  • Onagraceae
  • Orchidaceae
  • Oxalidaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Passifloraceae
  • Pinaceae
  • Piperaceae
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Poaceae
  • Polemoniaceae
  • Polygonaceae
  • Portulaceae
  • Proteaceae
  • Psilotaceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Rhamnaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Rubiaceae
  • Rutaceae
  • Sapindaceae
  • Sapotaceae
  • Sarraceniaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Selaginellaceae
  • Solanaceae
  • Urticaceae
  • Verbenaceae
  • Violaceae
  • Zamiaceae
  • Zingiberaceae

More Informative Videos about the Angiosperms

Our colleague, Mary Poffenroth, created this short explanatory video about the taxa.

Species listed under Magnoliophyta

Strawberry Guava

(Psidium cattleianum)

Silky Oak

(Grevillea robusta)

Red Mangrove

(Rhizophora mangle)

Ohia lehua

(Metrosideros polymorpha)

Mountain Naupaka

(Scaevola gaudichaudiana)

Mountain Death Camas

(Anticlea elegans)

Miconia

(Miconia calvescens)

Malayan Ground Orchid

(Spathoglottis plicata)

Lapalapa

(Cheirodendron platyphyllum)

Koa haole

(Leucaena leucocephala)