#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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