#monocot_family__monocotfamily__liliopsid_family__liliopsidfamily  family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  supertype:  family  (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
  member of:  class_Dicotyledones
  subtype:  liliid_monocot_family  family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
     subtype:  family_Iridaceae__Iridaceae__iris_family  large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
        subtype:  genus_Iris  large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
     subtype:  family_Amaryllidaceae__Amaryllidaceae__amaryllis_family__amaryllisfamily  snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
     subtype:  family_Hypoxidaceae__Hypoxidaceae  in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
     subtype:  family_Liliaceae__Liliaceae__lily_family  includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
     subtype:  family_Alliaceae__Alliaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
     subtype:  family_Aloeaceae__Aloeaceae__aloe_family  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Alstroemeriaceae__Alstroemeriaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
     subtype:  family_Aphyllanthaceae__Aphyllanthaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
     subtype:  family_Asparagaceae__Asparagaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
     subtype:  family_Asphodelaceae__Asphodelaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
     subtype:  family_Colchicaceae__Colchicaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa
     subtype:  family_Hemerocallidaceae__Hemerocallidaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
     subtype:  family_Hostaceae__Hostaceae__Funkaceae__family_Funkaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
     subtype:  family_Hyacinthaceae__Hyacinthaceae  one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Melanthiaceae__Melanthiaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
     subtype:  family_Ruscaceae__Ruscaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Tecophilaeacea__Tecophilaeacea  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Xanthorrhoeaceae__Xanthorrhoeaceae__grass_tree_family  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Trilliaceae__Trilliaceae__trillium_family  small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
     subtype:  subfamily_Smilacaceae__Smilacaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  family_Convallariaceae__Convallariaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
     subtype:  subfamily_Uvulariaceae__Uvulariaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
     subtype:  family_Taccaceae__Taccaceae  small family of tropical herbs
     subtype:  family_Agavaceae__Agavaceae__agave_family__agavefamily__sisal_family__sisalfamily  chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
     subtype:  subfamily_Dracenaceae__Dracenaceae__Dracaenaceae__subfamily_Dracaenaceae  one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
  subtype:  family_Juncaceae__Juncaceae__rush_family  tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
  subtype:  family_Araceae__Araceae__arum_family  anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
  subtype:  subfamily_Acoraceae__Acoraceae  used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
  subtype:  family_Lemnaceae__Lemnaceae__duckweed_family  family of small free-floating thalloid plants
  subtype:  family_Orchidaceae__Orchidaceae__orchid_family  enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
  subtype:  family_Burmanniaceae__Burmanniaceae  family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
  subtype:  family_Gramineae__Gramineae__Graminaceae__family_Graminaceae__Poaceae__family_Poaceae__grass_family__grassfamily  the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
     subtype:  genus_Calamagrostis__Calamagrostis  reed grass
  subtype:  family_Cyperaceae__Cyperaceae__sedge_family__sedgefamily  bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
     subtype:  genus_Cyperus__Cyperus  type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
  subtype:  family_Pandanaceae__Pandanaceae__screw-pine_family  family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
  subtype:  family_Typhaceae__Typhaceae__cattail_family__cattailfamily  perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
  subtype:  family_Sparganiaceae__Sparganiaceae__bur-reed_family  coextensive with the genus Sparganium
  subtype:  family_Haemodoraceae__Haemodoraceae__bloodwort_family__bloodwortfamily  some genera placed in family Liliaceae
  subtype:  family_Cannaceae__Cannaceae  coextensive with the genus Canna
  subtype:  family_Marantaceae__Marantaceae__arrowroot_family__arrowrootfamily  tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
  subtype:  family_Musaceae__Musaceae__banana_family  treelike tropical Asian herbs
  subtype:  family_Strelitziaceae__Strelitziaceae__strelitzia_family  woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
  subtype:  family_Zingiberaceae__Zingiberaceae__ginger_family  a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
  subtype:  family_Palmae__Palmae__Palmaceae__family_Palmaceae__Arecaceae__family_Arecaceae__palm_family  chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
  subtype:  family_Xyridaceae__Xyridaceae__yellow-eyed_grass_family  plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
  subtype:  family_Commelinaceae__Commelinaceae__spiderwort_family  large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
  subtype:  family_Bromeliaceae__Bromeliaceae__pineapple_family__pineapplefamily  a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
  subtype:  family_Mayacaceae__Mayacaceae  a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales
  subtype:  family_Rapateaceae__Rapateaceae  South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae
  subtype:  family_Eriocaulaceae__Eriocaulaceae__pipewort_family  chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
  subtype:  family_Pontederiaceae__Pontederiaceae__pickerelweed_family  aquatic or bog plants
  subtype:  family_Naiadaceae__Naiadaceae__Najadaceae__family_Najadaceae__naiad_family__naiadfamily  monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
  subtype:  family_Alismataceae__Alismataceae__water-plantain_family  perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
  subtype:  family_Hydrocharitaceae__Hydrocharitaceae__Hydrocharidaceae__family_Hydrocharidaceae__frogbit_family__frogbitfamily__frog's-bit_family  simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
  subtype:  family_Potamogetonaceae__Potamogetonaceae__pondweed_family  plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
  subtype:  family_Scheuchzeriaceae__Scheuchzeriaceae__Juncaginaceae__family_Juncaginaceae__arrow-grass_family__arrowgrassfamily  a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
  subtype:  family_Zannichelliaceae__Zannichelliaceae  alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species
  subtype:  family_Zosteraceae__Zosteraceae__eelgrass_family  used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae

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