Can you name the plant families by genus?

created by MegTimpe
  • Enter a plant family in the box below
  • Correctly named plant families will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Hint: the answers are in alphabetical order!
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Plant GenusPlant FamilyCommon Name
Ruellia (Wild Petunia)
Sagittaria (Arrowhead)
Toxicodendron (Poison Ivy & Oak)
Eryngium (Rattlesnake Master)
Vinca (Periwinkle)
Ilex (Holly)
Symplocarpus (Skunk Cabbage)
Panax (Ginseng)
Ambrosia (Ragweed)
Impatiens (Touch-me-not)
Podophyllum (Mayapple)
Lithospermum (gromwell)
Draba (Whitlow-grass)
Triosteum (Horse Gentian)
Silene (Catchfly)
Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
Carpinus (Ironwood)
Cystopteris (Fragile Fern)
Vaccinium (Blueberry)
Acalypha (Three-seeded Mercury)
Plant GenusPlant FamilyCommon Name
Lupinus (Lupine)
Quercus (Oak)
Liquidambar (Sweet Gum)
Aesculus (Buckeye)
Scutellaria (Skullcap)
Allium (Onion)
Epilobium (Willow Herb)
Sanguinaria (Bloodroot)
Phlox (Phlox)
Rumex (Dock)
Clematis (Clematis)
Ceanothus (New Jersey Tea)
Porteranthus (Indian Physic)
Hedyotis (Bluets)
Zanthoxylum (Prickly Ash)
Populus (Poplar)
Pedicularis (Lousewort)
Celtis (Hackberry)
Pilea (Clearweed)
Parthenocissus (Virginia Creeper)
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Plant Families Quiz

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  • Created Sep 10, 2010 in Science
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