PLANT FAMILIES

LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

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The following lists the plants by plant family.

You will note that all family names end with the letters "aceae ".
The common family name is shown in parenthesis after this scientific name.
There are at least 30 families listed

A B-C C-G H-L
M O-S S-V  

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

Box elder
Red maple
Silver maple
Sugar maple

Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)

Poison-ivy
Poison-sumac
Smooth sumac
Staghorn-sumac
Winged-sumac
Smoketree

Annonaceae (Custard-Apple Family)

Pawpaw

Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

Holly
Inkberry
Possumhaw
Yaupon

Araliaceae (Ginseng Family)

Devils-walkingstick

Betulaceae (Birch Family)

Hazel alder
Hornbeam
River birch

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)

Southern catalpa

Caesalpiniaceae (Legume Family)

Eastern redbud
Honey locust
Coffeetree

Caprifoliaceae (HoneysuckleFamily)

Elder-berry
Blackhaw

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Blackgum
Dogwood
Tupelo

Cupressaceae (Cypress/Cedar Family)

Bald cypress
China fir
Eastern red cedar
Pond cypress

Ebenaceae (Ebony Family)

Persimmon

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Mountain laurel
Rhododendron
Sourwood
Sparkleberry

Fagaceae (Beech/Oak Family)

Beech
Chestnut
Oak trees

Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo Family)

Ginkgo

Hamamelidaceae (Witch-Hazel Family)

Sweetgum
Witch-hazel

Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye Family)

Buckeye

Juglandaceae (Hickory/Walnut Family)

Butternut
Hickory
Pecan
Walnut

Lauraceae (Laurel Family)

redbay
sassafras

Lythraceae (Crape-myrtle Family)

Crape-myrtle

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)

Little Gem Magnolia
Saucer Magnolia
Southern Magnolia

Meliaceae (Mahogany Family)

Chinaberry

Mimosaceae (Mimosa Family)

Mimosa

Moraceae (Mulberry Family)

Mulberry
Osage-orange

Myricaceae (Waxmyrtle Family)

bayberry
Southern Waxmyrtle

Oleaceae (Olive Family)

Ash-green and white
Chinese privet
Fringe-tree
Olive

Pinaceae (Pine Family)

Deodar cedar
Eastern hemlock
Eastern white pine
Loblolly pine
Longleaf pine
Slash pine
Spruce pine

Platanaceae (Sycamore Family)

Sycamore

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Allegheny Serviceberry
Black cherry
Bradford pear
Carolina cherry laurel
Chickasaw plum
Downy Serviceberry
Hawthorn
Southern Crabapple

Salicaceae (Poplar/Willow Family)

Black willow
Cottonwood

Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family)

Chinese Raintree

Stracaceae (Storax Family)

Silverbell
Snowbell

Tiliaceae (Linden Family)

American basswood

Ulmaceae (Elm Family)

Elm
Hackberry

Verbenaceae (Vernain Family)

Beautyberry