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Every one of the 738 vascular plant families accepted by World Flora Online,
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Families we document 612 of 738 Family Genera Documented Accepted species Asteraceae 1,707 5,922 34,536 Fabaceae 806 4,062 23,513 Orchidaceae 745 2,418 31,465 Poaceae 814 1,829 12,347 Cyperaceae 96 1,302 6,099 Lamiaceae 231 1,280 8,091 Ericaceae 127 1,057 5,145 Rosaceae 115 1,016 6,007 Rubiaceae 620 939 14,256 Iridaceae 69 929 2,600 Brassicaceae 361 915 4,388 Apiaceae 450 895 3,941 Asparagaceae 159 885 3,361 Malvaceae 250 873 5,644 Euphorbiaceae 228 869 6,627 Apocynaceae 394 796 6,756 Plantaginaceae 107 769 2,276 Cactaceae 185 732 2,241 Myrtaceae 127 664 6,546 Proteaceae 81 662 1,856 Ranunculaceae 53 652 3,718 Aizoaceae 127 639 1,875 Solanaceae 103 608 2,740 Acanthaceae 204 558 5,597 Orobanchaceae 99 550 2,336 Caryophyllaceae 107 547 2,679 Campanulaceae 89 525 2,477 Scrophulariaceae 59 495 2,350 Crassulaceae 39 493 1,700 Boraginaceae 116 475 2,127 Amaryllidaceae 75 459 2,339 Rutaceae 151 441 2,270 Bromeliaceae 79 417 3,739 Polygonaceae 57 414 1,383 Convolvulaceae 58 409 2,085 Asphodelaceae 48 343 1,295 Gentianaceae 103 328 1,912 Rhamnaceae 61 325 1,195 Melastomataceae 171 317 6,479 Geraniaceae 7 315 788 Onagraceae 22 312 799 Araceae 143 311 4,506 Chenopodiaceae 110 298 1,375 Arecaceae 186 297 2,560 Primulaceae 57 297 3,397 Gesneriaceae 162 283 4,081 Pteridaceae 66 282 1,514 Polemoniaceae 27 274 432 Caprifoliaceae 28 250 1,128 Liliaceae 15 249 788 Thymelaeaceae 52 240 982 Violaceae 24 239 1,151 Fagaceae 8 233 1,165 Salicaceae 56 231 1,542 Saxifragaceae 38 227 906 Sapindaceae 141 224 2,009 Restionaceae 48 217 552 Oxalidaceae 5 214 673 Dryopteridaceae 26 203 2,423 Anacardiaceae 81 198 965 Polygalaceae 28 196 1,333 Papaveraceae 48 194 1,036 Verbenaceae 31 194 933 Celastraceae 98 193 1,357 Cucurbitaceae 101 187 1,058 Urticaceae 59 187 2,142 Santalaceae 43 186 1,111 Araliaceae 47 185 1,734 Moraceae 42 184 1,290 Lauraceae 55 182 3,386 Polypodiaceae 70 179 1,768 Juncaceae 8 175 516 Pinaceae 11 172 278 Passifloraceae 32 171 1,067 Hydrophyllaceae 12 167 245 Commelinaceae 39 160 809 Bignoniaceae 79 149 901 Oleaceae 29 142 771 Phyllanthaceae 60 142 2,120 Amaranthaceae 64 139 765 Piperaceae 5 138 3,873 Loasaceae 22 136 349 Hypericaceae 6 134 643 Lentibulariaceae 3 133 440 Phrymaceae 15 129 233 Aspleniaceae 2 127 1,029 Aristolochiaceae 8 119 757 Vitaceae 19 118 1,059 Lythraceae 27 116 691 Droseraceae 3 112 246 Begoniaceae 2 111 2,195 Nyctaginaceae 33 110 446 Annonaceae 108 107 2,633 Plumbaginaceae 26 106 1,169 Cupressaceae 30 105 173 Pottiaceae 104 104 1,271 Goodeniaceae 7 101 466 Loranthaceae 77 101 1,084 Melanthiaceae 14 100 191 Dilleniaceae 11 96 551 Zygophyllaceae 22 96 293 Berberidaceae 13 94 754 Blechnaceae 25 90 288 Malpighiaceae 72 89 1,501 Montiaceae 13 89 251 Zingiberaceae 60 89 1,890 Hymenophyllaceae 9 87 571 Sapotaceae 74 86 1,379 Colchicaceae 15 83 292 Cistaceae 8 81 287 Linaceae 9 80 283 Meliaceae 58 79 778 Selaginellaceae 1 78 765 Balsaminaceae 2 77 1,135 Capparaceae 15 77 434 Ebenaceae 3 77 829 Heliotropiaceae 5 77 538 Stylidiaceae 5 75 314 Thelypteridaceae 39 73 1,213 Viburnaceae 3 72 225 Calceolariaceae 2 69 278 Grossulariaceae 1 69 206 Cleomaceae 4 67 233 Lycopodiaceae 17 67 505 Burseraceae 18 66 771 Combretaceae 10 65 588 Betulaceae 6 64 209 Hypoxidaceae 7 64 169 Pittosporaceae 9 63 324 Athyriaceae 9 62 884 Aquifoliaceae 1 59 582 Alismataceae 18 56 122 Dioscoreaceae 4 55 668 Podocarpaceae 20 55 193 Ophioglossaceae 10 53 141 Heliconiaceae 1 52 208 Sphagnaceae 1 52 289 Alstroemeriaceae 4 51 281 Brachytheciaceae 53 51 576 Elaeocarpaceae 12 51 796 Menispermaceae 79 51 545 Orthotrichaceae 26 49 767 Dennstaedtiaceae 11 48 251 Hydrangeaceae 9 48 219 Smilacaceae 1 48 261 Zamiaceae 9 48 263 Loganiaceae 16 47 500 Marantaceae 29 46 585 Clusiaceae 19 44 907 Linderniaceae 20 44 326 Potamogetonaceae 5 43 201 Haloragaceae 7 42 164 Bruniaceae 6 41 91 Cyatheaceae 4 41 743 Eriocaulaceae 7 40 1,221 Cordiaceae 2 39 369 Cunoniaceae 27 39 344 Ehretiaceae 8 39 182 Grimmiaceae 10 39 370 Hydrocharitaceae 14 39 147 Cannabaceae 9 38 114 Gleicheniaceae 8 38 162 Magnoliaceae 2 38 368 Polytrichaceae 17 36 203 Bryaceae 17 34 637 Juglandaceae 9 34 82 Lindsaeaceae 8 34 259 Mniaceae 17 33 337 Namaceae 3 33 72 Ephedraceae 1 32 74 Nymphaeaceae 5 32 102 Resedaceae 11 32 120 Symplocaceae 1 32 412 Cornaceae 3 31 117 Xyridaceae 5 31 409 Neckeraceae 43 30 291 Lejeuneaceae 86 29 1,939 Molluginaceae 11 28 84 Pandanaceae 5 28 983 Ricciaceae 3 28 261 Frullaniaceae 1 27 590 Haemodoraceae 13 27 118 Costaceae 7 26 146 Fissidentaceae 2 26 484 Nepenthaceae 1 26 218 Bartramiaceae 11 25 321 Casuarinaceae 4 25 91 Dicranaceae 23 25 399 Pentaphylacaceae 12 25 538 Tectariaceae 3 25 315 Tropaeolaceae 1 25 96 Ochnaceae 32 24 632 Lecythidaceae 24 23 385 Menyanthaceae 6 23 73 Stilbaceae 12 23 42 Amblystegiaceae 32 22 128 Dipterocarpaceae 22 22 573 Escalloniaceae 8 22 159 Myricaceae 3 22 53 Picrodendraceae 25 22 98 Velloziaceae 6 22 308 Aytoniaceae 9 21 93 Calophyllaceae 13 21 424 Isoetaceae 1 21 239 Lophocoleaceae 21 21 406 Plagiochilaceae 9 21 663 Portulacaceae 5 21 113 Theaceae 8 21 373 Typhaceae 2 21 77 Asteliaceae 3 20 37 Frankeniaceae 1 20 81 Pedaliaceae 11 20 79 Pontederiaceae 2 20 47 Rhizophoraceae 16 20 158 Styracaceae 12 20 161 Ulmaceae 7 20 66 Anacampserotaceae 3 19 45 Cystopteridaceae 4 19 51 Erythroxylaceae 4 19 282 Francoaceae 7 19 36 Simaroubaceae 20 19 128 Chrysobalanaceae 27 18 548 Cycadaceae 1 18 121 Elaeagnaceae 3 18 106 Leucobryaceae 15 18 323 Myristicaceae 21 18 537 Nothofagaceae 1 18 44 Penaeaceae 3 18 39 Scapaniaceae 8 18 147 Clethraceae 2 17 100 Hamamelidaceae 26 17 112 Marsileaceae 3 17 60 Phytolaccaceae 3 17 30 Tecophilaeaceae 9 17 29 Actinidiaceae 3 16 450 Burmanniaceae 13 16 234 Lembophyllaceae 22 16 79 Olacaceae 28 16 184 Tamaricaceae 3 16 82 Equisetaceae 1 15 40 Gunneraceae 1 15 66 Peraceae 5 15 107 Vochysiaceae 9 15 251 Anastrophyllaceae 23 14 71 Juncaginaceae 3 14 35 Lygodiaceae 1 14 31 Monimiaceae 27 14 274 Paeoniaceae 1 14 42 Plagiotheciaceae 13 14 118 Putranjivaceae 2 14 223 Woodsiaceae 1 14 53 Balanophoraceae 16 13 59 Garryaceae 2 13 27 Marcgraviaceae 7 13 136 Nartheciaceae 5 13 36 Sabiaceae 3 13 162 Winteraceae 5 13 95 Caricaceae 6 12 44 Chloranthaceae 4 12 75 Davalliaceae 1 12 63 Lepidoziaceae 31 12 734 Osmundaceae 8 12 28 Sarraceniaceae 3 12 52 Schisandraceae 3 12 81 Staphyleaceae 3 12 43 Thuidiaceae 12 12 110 Achariaceae 31 11 196 Araucariaceae 3 11 39 Calyceraceae 8 11 49 Didiereaceae 6 11 20 Funariaceae 15 11 233 Hypopterygiaceae 8 11 25 Krameriaceae 1 11 18 Lardizabalaceae 7 11 40 Marattiaceae 6 11 179 Marchantiaceae 1 11 50 Mazaceae 4 11 44 Psilotaceae 2 11 21 Pylaisiaceae 11 11 67 Salviniaceae 2 11 19 Taxaceae 5 11 28 Anemiaceae 1 10 133 Aneuraceae 6 10 330 Aponogetonaceae 1 10 61 Coriariaceae 1 10 17 Elatinaceae 2 10 61 Limeaceae 1 10 25 Nephrolepidaceae 1 10 35 Schizaeaceae 3 10 41 Tofieldiaceae 4 10 30 Atherospermataceae 6 9 20 Bixaceae 3 9 26 Buxaceae 6 9 129 Cytinaceae 2 9 13 Dicksoniaceae 3 9 41 Hedwigiaceae 6 9 45 Musaceae 3 9 95 Porellaceae 2 9 94 Radulaceae 3 9 257 Talinaceae 3 9 27 Cymodoceaceae 6 8 19 Diapensiaceae 6 8 22 Fontinalaceae 3 8 23 Hylocomiaceae 14 8 37 Hypnaceae 42 8 566 Podostemaceae 52 8 365 Ptychomitriaceae 10 8 69 Splachnaceae 6 8 71 Zosteraceae 2 8 21 Calypogeiaceae 7 7 81 Connaraceae 15 7 253 Dasypogonaceae 4 7 20 Ditrichaceae 9 7 120 Fouquieriaceae 1 7 11 Martyniaceae 5 7 15 Nitrariaceae 4 7 16 Pylaisiadelphaceae 26 7 367 Rafflesiaceae 3 7 49 Schistochilaceae 1 7 90 Schoepfiaceae 3 7 35 Siparunaceae 2 7 59 Spiridentaceae 7 7 35 Alseuosmiaceae 4 6 10 Anomodontaceae 4 6 16 Argophyllaceae 2 6 25 Aulacomniaceae 3 6 12 Calliergonaceae 2 6 17 Cephaloziaceae 9 6 99 Cyclanthaceae 12 6 234 Daphniphyllaceae 1 6 31 Griseliniaceae 1 6 7 Gymnomitriaceae 9 6 110 Hydroleaceae 1 6 14 Icacinaceae 24 6 163 Meteoriaceae 22 6 172 Metteniusaceae 10 6 65 Petiveriaceae 9 6 25 Plagiogyriaceae 1 6 15 Platanaceae 1 6 11 Ripogonaceae 1 6 6 Salvadoraceae 3 6 11 Scorpidiaceae 4 6 13 Strelitziaceae 3 6 12 Adelanthaceae 11 5 71 Apodanthaceae 2 5 12 Arthropteridaceae 1 5 13 Basellaceae 4 5 19 Cabombaceae 2 5 7 Cannaceae 1 5 13 Cephaloziellaceae 20 5 170 Cibotiaceae 1 5 12 Cryphaeaceae 12 5 68 Dichapetalaceae 3 5 213 Hernandiaceae 4 5 71 Iteaceae 2 5 24 Leskeaceae 14 5 99 Limnanthaceae 2 5 8 Moringaceae 1 5 14 Pallaviciniaceae 9 5 68 Ptychomniaceae 13 5 43 Rapateaceae 17 5 97 Sarcolaenaceae 10 5 72 Schlegeliaceae 4 5 37 Trichocoleaceae 3 5 31 Altingiaceae 1 4 15 Aongstroemiaceae 10 4 33 Calomniaceae 3 4 19 Calycanthaceae 3 4 11 Cardiopteridaceae 5 4 41 Ceratophyllaceae 1 4 7 Cleveaceae 5 4 16 Crossosomataceae 4 4 7 Dendrocerotaceae 4 4 66 Encalyptaceae 2 4 42 Fabroniaceae 4 4 68 Gelsemiaceae 3 4 15 Gnetaceae 1 4 44 Gyrostemonaceae 5 4 20 Kewaceae 1 4 8 Leucodontaceae 5 4 38 Lomariopsidaceae 5 4 65 Lophoziaceae 8 4 66 Meesiaceae 5 4 11 Metzgeriaceae 3 4 108 Neuradaceae 3 4 8 Notothyladaceae 4 4 71 Nyssaceae 5 4 36 Opiliaceae 11 4 38 Pelliaceae 2 4 12 Racopilaceae 4 4 50 Ruppiaceae 1 4 11 Saururaceae 4 4 7 Sematophyllaceae 33 4 558 Stemonuraceae 12 4 79 Surianaceae 5 4 9 Acrobolbaceae 8 3 60 Amphidiaceae 1 3 11 Andreaeaceae 1 3 87 Anthocerotaceae 1 3 86 Blandfordiaceae 1 3 4 Boryaceae 2 3 13 Bruchiaceae 4 3 108 Buxbaumiaceae 1 3 11 Byblidaceae 1 3 8 Calymperaceae 8 3 201 Canellaceae 5 3 23 Caryocaraceae 2 3 26 Conocephalaceae 3 3 7 Daltoniaceae 14 3 171 Dicranellaceae 12 3 222 Didymochlaenaceae 1 3 22 Dipteridaceae 2 3 11 Entodontaceae 4 3 121 Fossombroniaceae 2 3 101 Grubbiaceae 1 3 3 Humiriaceae 8 3 69 Jungermanniaceae 6 3 77 Lennoaceae 2 3 4 Lepidolaenaceae 3 3 19 Misodendraceae 1 3 8 Oleandraceae 1 3 30 Onocleaceae 4 3 5 Orthodontiaceae 3 3 19 Picramniaceae 4 3 55 Pseudoleskeaceae 3 3 33 Ptilidiaceae 1 3 4 Rhabdoweisiaceae 16 3 91 Rousseaceae 4 3 15 Solenostomataceae 4 3 150 Sphaerocarpaceae 2 3 12 Stemonaceae 4 3 39 Theliaceae 1 3 3 Achatocarpaceae 2 2 10 Acoraceae 1 2 2 Akaniaceae 2 2 2 Anisophylleaceae 4 2 71 Antitrichiaceae 1 2 3 Asteropeiaceae 1 2 8 Bataceae 1 2 2 Bonnetiaceae 3 2 39 Brunelliaceae 1 2 60 Callicladiaceae 1 2 3 Callicostaceae 21 2 344 Calyptrochaetaceae 1 2 28 Ceratodontaceae 4 2 11 Cercidiphyllaceae 1 2 2 Climaciaceae 3 2 6 Codonaceae 1 2 2 Columelliaceae 2 2 8 Corsiniaceae 3 2 13 Culcitaceae 1 2 2 Cyrillaceae 2 2 11 Datiscaceae 1 2 2 Dipentodontaceae 2 2 22 Diplaziopsidaceae 1 2 5 Distichiaceae 1 2 10 Doryanthaceae 1 2 2 Eupomatiaceae 1 2 3 Flagellariaceae 1 2 5 Flexitrichaceae 1 2 2 Gisekiaceae 1 2 7 Helodiaceae 4 2 5 Hookeriaceae 3 2 25 Hydrostachyaceae 1 2 22 Hypodematiaceae 2 2 30 Hypodontiaceae 1 2 2 Kirkiaceae 1 2 6 Lacistemataceae 2 2 17 Lepicoleaceae 2 2 11 Mayacaceae 1 2 5 Monocleaceae 1 2 2 Montiniaceae 3 2 5 Muntingiaceae 3 2 3 Myliaceae 2 2 5 Nelumbonaceae 1 2 2 Paracryphiaceae 3 2 38 Paulowniaceae 3 2 12 Pennantiaceae 1 2 3 Petalophyllaceae 2 2 6 Philesiaceae 2 2 2 Philydraceae 4 2 6 Posidoniaceae 1 2 15 Pseudoleskeellaceae 1 2 8 Pterobryellaceae 2 2 7 Quillajaceae 1 2 2 Roridulaceae 1 2 2 Sarcobataceae 1 2 2 Seligeriaceae 5 2 43 Southbyaceae 3 2 17 Stachyuraceae 1 2 10 Stegnospermataceae 1 2 4 Stereodontaceae 1 2 9 Tetrachondraceae 2 2 3 Thurniaceae 2 2 4 Timmiaceae 1 2 8 Timmiellaceae 2 2 12 Trachylomataceae 1 2 7 Acrocladiaceae 1 1 3 Aextoxicaceae 1 1 1 Alzateaceae 1 1 1 Amborellaceae 1 1 1 Ancistrocladaceae 1 1 22 Aphanopetalaceae 1 1 2 Aphloiaceae 1 1 1 Archidiaceae 1 1 36 Austrobaileyaceae 1 1 1 Berberidopsidaceae 2 1 3 Blasiaceae 2 1 2 Blepharostomataceae 1 1 10 Braithwaiteaceae 1 1 1 Bryoxiphiaceae 1 1 4 Butomaceae 1 1 2 Campynemataceae 2 1 4 Carlemanniaceae 2 1 5 Catagoniaceae 1 1 5 Catoscopiaceae 1 1 1 Cephalotaceae 1 1 1 Cephalotaxaceae 1 1 8 Coldeniaceae 1 1 1 Corbichoniaceae 1 1 3 Corsiaceae 3 1 27 Corynocarpaceae 1 1 5 Ctenidiaceae 1 1 24 Curtisiaceae 1 1 1 Cynomoriaceae 1 1 1 Diphysciaceae 1 1 17 Drosophyllaceae 1 1 1 Drummondiaceae 1 1 6 Dumortieraceae 1 1 1 Ecdeiocoleaceae 2 1 3 Erpodiaceae 5 1 15 Eucommiaceae 1 1 1 Eupteleaceae 1 1 2 Geocalycaceae 1 1 4 Gerrardinaceae 1 1 2 Gigaspermaceae 5 1 6 Ginkgoaceae 1 1 1 Goebeliellaceae 1 1 3 Gomortegaceae 1 1 1 Gyrothyraceae 1 1 1 Helwingiaceae 1 1 4 Herbertaceae 3 1 48 Herzogianthaceae 1 1 2 Heterocladiellaceae 1 1 2 Hydatellaceae 1 1 13 Hymenolomataceae 3 1 19 Hymenophytaceae 1 1 3 Irvingiaceae 4 1 14 Ixioliriaceae 1 1 5 Jackiellaceae 1 1 8 Jocheniaceae 1 1 2 Koeberliniaceae 1 1 2 Lanariaceae 1 1 1 Lepidobotryaceae 2 1 2 Leptostomataceae 1 1 9 Lepyrodontaceae 1 1 6 Lonchitidaceae 1 1 2 Lophiocarpaceae 1 1 4 Loxsomataceae 2 1 2 Lunulariaceae 1 1 1 Macarthuriaceae 1 1 9 Mastigophoraceae 2 1 13 Metaxyaceae 1 1 6 Microteaceae 1 1 10 Mitrastemonaceae 1 1 2 Mitteniaceae 1 1 1 Myodocarpaceae 2 1 15 Myuriaceae 6 1 18 Neohodgsoniaceae 1 1 1 Octoblepharaceae 1 1 17 Orthorrhynchiaceae 1 1 2 Penthoraceae 1 1 2 Petermanniaceae 1 1 1 Phyllonomaceae 1 1 5 Phymatocerotaceae 1 1 4 Pleurophascaceae 1 1 3 Pleuroziaceae 1 1 12 Pterigynandraceae 1 1 2 Pterobryaceae 22 1 162 Pulchrinodaceae 1 1 1 Rhachidosoraceae 1 1 8 Rhizogemmaceae 1 1 1 Rhizogoniaceae 2 1 8 Rhytidiaceae 1 1 1 Riellaceae 2 1 30 Roellobryaceae 1 1 1 Ruficaulaceae 1 1 2 Saccogynaceae 1 1 5 Saccolomataceae 1 1 28 Saelaniaceae 1 1 1 Scheuchzeriaceae 1 1 1 Schistostegaceae 1 1 1 Scouleriaceae 1 1 6 Simmondsiaceae 1 1 1 Sphaerosepalaceae 2 1 20 Sphenocleaceae 1 1 2 Strasburgeriaceae 2 1 2 Tapisciaceae 2 1 6 Targioniaceae 1 1 8 Taxiphyllaceae 6 1 46 Tetracarpaeaceae 1 1 1 Tetramelaceae 2 1 2 Tetrameristaceae 3 1 4 Tetraphidaceae 2 1 5 Torricelliaceae 3 1 11 Treubiaceae 2 1 9 Trigoniaceae 5 1 33 Trochodendraceae 2 1 2 Vahliaceae 1 1 5 Wellstediaceae 1 1 6 Welwitschiaceae 1 1 1 Wiesnerellaceae 1 1 1
Families we do not yet document 126 families
Real families for which no species yet clears the evidence gate. Mostly small,
tropical, or poorly photographed under a commercial licence.