#subclass_Magnoliidae__Magnoliidae__ranalian_complex a group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
supertype: class__clas (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
member of: class_Dicotyledones
member: magnoliid_dicot_family__magnoliiddicotfamily family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
member: magnoliid_dicot_genus__magnoliiddicotgenu genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
member: order_Ranales__Ranales__Ranunculales__order_Ranunculales herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae
member: family_Annonaceae__Annonaceae__custard-apple_family__custardapplefamily chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
member: genus_Annona__Annona type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
member: custard_apple_tree__custardappletree__custard_apple__custardapple any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
member: genus_Asimina__Asimina pawpaw
member: papaw_tree__papawtree__pawpaw__papaw__Asimina_triloba small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
member: genus_Cananga__Cananga__Canangium__genus_Canangium a genus of Malayan tree
member: ylang-ylang__ilang-ilang__Cananga_odorata evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
member: genus_Oxandra__Oxandra genus of tropical trees
member: genus_Xylopia__Xylopia tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African
member: Guinea_pepper__negro_pepper__negropepper__Xylopia_aethiopica tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
member: family_Berberidaceae__Berberidaceae__barberry_family shrubs or herbs
member: genus_Berberis__Berberis large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
member: barberry any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
member: genus_Caulophyllum__Caulophyllum blue cohosh
member: blue_cohosh__blueberry_root__blueberryroot__papooseroot__papoose_root__papooseroot__squawroot__squawroot__caulophyllumthalictrioide__Caulophyllum_thalictroides tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
member: genus_Epimedium__Epimedium herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
member: barrenwort__bishop's_hat__Epimedium_grandiflorum slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
member: genus_Mahonia__Mahonia evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia
member: genus_Podophyllum__Podophyllum perennial rhizomatous herbs
member: mayapple__May_apple__wild_mandrake__Podophyllum_peltatum North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
member: family_Calycanthaceae__Calycanthaceae__calycanthus_family__calycanthusfamily__strawberry-shrub_family shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
member: genus_Calycanthus__Calycanthus a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice
member: allspice.shrub deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
member: genus_Chimonanthus__Chimonanthus small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
member: Japan_allspice__Japanese_allspice__winter_sweet__Chimonanthus_praecox deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
member: family_Ceratophyllaceae__Ceratophyllaceae coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts
member: genus_Ceratophyllum__Ceratophyllum constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts
member: hornwort.aquatic_plant any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
member: family_Cercidiphyllaceae__Cercidiphyllaceae 1 genus
member: genus_Cercidiphyllum__Cercidiphyllum 1 species: katsura tree
member: katsura_tree__katsuratree__Cercidiphyllum_japonicum rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn
member: family_Lardizabalaceae__Lardizabalaceae__lardizabala_family__lardizabalafamily thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
member: genus_Lardizabala__Lardizabala evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries
member: family_Lauraceae__Lauraceae__laurel_family a family of Lauraceae
member: laurel any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
member: genus_Laurus__Laurus small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
member: true_laurel__bay__bay_laurel__baylaurel__bay_tree__baytree__Laurus_nobilis small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
member: genus_Cinnamomum__Cinnamomum Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs
member: camphor_tree__camphortree__cinnamomumcamphora large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
member: Ceylon_cinnamon_tree__cinnamon__Ceylon_cinnamon__Cinnamomum_zeylanicum tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
member: Cinnamomum_cassia__cassia__cassia-bark_tree Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
member: Saigon_cinnamon__Cinnamomum_loureirii tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally
member: genus_Lindera__Lindera aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
member: American_spicebush__spicebush__spice_bush__spicebush__Benjamin_bush__Lindera_benzoin__Benzoin_odoriferum deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
member: genus_Benzoin__Benzoin used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
member: genus_Persea__Persea avocado
member: avocado_tree__avocadotree__Persea_Americana tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
member: laurel-tree__red_bay__redbay__Persea_borbonia small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
member: genus_Sassafras a genus of Sassafras
member: sassafras_tree__sassafrastree__sassafras__sassafra__Sassafras_albidum yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
member: genus_Umbellularia__Umbellularia aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast
member: California_laurel__California_bay_tree__Oregon_myrtle__pepperwood__spice_tree__spicetree__sassafras_laurel__sassafraslaurel__California_olive__mountain_laurel__Umbellularia_californica Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
member: family_Magnoliaceae__Magnoliaceae__magnolia_family subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia
member: genus_Illicium__Illicium anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
member: anise_tree__anisetree any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
member: purple_anise__Illicium_floridanum small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States
member: Illicium_anisatum__star_anise small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
member: star_anise__Chinese_anise__Illicium_verum small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
member: genus_Magnolia shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera
member: magnolia any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
member: genus_manglietia__genusmanglietia a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China
member: genus_Liriodendron__Liriodendron tulip trees
member: tulip_tree__tuliptree__tulip_poplar__tulippoplar__yellow_poplar__canary_whitewood__Liriodendron_tulipifera tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
member: family_Menispermaceae__Menispermaceae__moonseed_family herbaceous or woody climbers
member: genus_Menispermum__Menispermum climbing herbs
member: common_moonseed__Canada_moonseed__yellow_parilla__Menispermum_canadense a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
member: moonseed plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
member: genus_Cocculus__Cocculus climbing plants or shrubs
member: Carolina_moonseed__Cocculus_carolinus woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits
member: family_Myristicaceae__Myristicaceae__nutmeg_family family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
member: genus_Myristica__Myristica type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
member: nutmeg_tree__nutmeg__Myristica_fragrans East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
member: family_Nymphaeaceae__Nymphaeaceae__water-lily_family dicot aquatic plants
member: water_lily__waterlily an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
member: genus_Nymphaea__Nymphaea the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies
member: fragrant_water_lily__water_nymph__waternymph__pond_lily__Nymphaea_odorata a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
member: European_white_lily__Nymphaea_alba a water lily with white flowers
member: Nymphaea_lotus__lotus__lotu__white_lotus__whitelotu__Egyptian_water_lily__white_lily__whitelily white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
member: genus_Nuphar__Nuphar spatterdocks
member: spatterdock__cow_lily__cowlily__yellow_pond_lily__Nuphar_advena common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
member: yellow_water_lily__Nuphar_lutea a water lily with yellow flowers
member: subfamily_Nelumbonaceae__Nelumbonaceae in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo
member: genus_Nelumbo__Nelumbo sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses
member: American_lotus__water_chinquapin__waterchinquapin__yanquapin__Nelumbo_lutea water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
member: subfamily_Cabombaceae__Cabombaceae__water-shield_family in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
member: genus_Cabomba__Cabomba alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants
member: fanwort__water-shield__watershield__Cabomba_caroliniana common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers
member: genus_Brasenia__Brasenia alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
member: water-shield__watershield__Brasenia_schreberi__water-target__watertarget aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums
member: family_Paeoniaceae__Paeoniaceae__peony_family__peonyfamily perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
member: genus_Paeonia__Paeonia peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers
member: peony__paeony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
member: family_Ranunculaceae__Ranunculaceae__buttercup_family__buttercupfamily__crowfoot_family a family of Ranunculaceae
member: genus_Ranunculus__Ranunculus annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot
member: buttercup__butterflower__crowfoot__goldcup__kingcup any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
member: water_crowfoot__watercrowfoot__water_buttercup__waterbuttercup__Ranunculus_aquatilis plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
member: lesser_celandine__pilewort__Ranunculus_ficaria perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
member: lesser_spearwort__Ranunculus_flammula semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand
member: sagebrush_buttercup__sagebrushbuttercup__Ranunculus_glaberrimus small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
member: greater_spearwort__greaterspearwort__Ranunculus_lingua semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves
member: genus_Aconitum__Aconitum genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
member: aconite any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
member: genus_Actaea__Actaea baneberry
member: cohosh__baneberry__herb_Christopher a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
member: genus_Adonis__Adonis annual or perennial herbs
member: pheasant's-eye__Adonis_annua Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers
member: genus_Anemone perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions
member: anemone__windflower any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
member: genus_Anemonella__Anemonella 1 species: rue anemone
member: rue_anemone__Anemonella_thalictroides woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
member: genus_Aquilegia columbine
member: columbine__aquilege a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
member: meeting_house__meetinghouse__honeysuckle__aquilegiacanadensi columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
member: blue_columbine__Aquilegia_coerulia__Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea columbine of Rocky Mts having long-spurred blue flowers
member: granny's_bonnets__Aquilegia_vulgaris common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
member: genus_Caltha__Caltha a genus of Caltha
member: marsh_marigold__marshmarigold__kingcup__meadow_bright__May_blob__cowslip__water_dragon__waterdragon__calthapalustri swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
member: genus_Cimicifuga__Cimicifuga small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
member: bugbane a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
member: genus_Clematis large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs
member: clematis any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
member: genus_Coptis__Coptis small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
member: goldthread__golden_thread__Coptis_groenlandica__Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
member: genus_Consolida__Consolida plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium
member: rocket_larkspur__Consolida_ambigua__Delphinium_ajacis commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
member: genus_Delphinium large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous
member: delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
member: genus_Eranthis__Eranthis winter aconite
member: winter_aconite__Eranthis_hyemalis small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone
member: genus_Helleborus__Helleborus a genus of Helleborus
member: hellebore any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
member: genus_Hepatica small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone
member: hepatica__liverleaf any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
member: genus_Hydrastis__Hydrastis small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
member: goldenseal__golden_seal__yellow_root__turmeric_root__Hydrastis_Canadensis perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
member: genus_Isopyrum__Isopyrum tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere
member: false_rue_anemone__falserueanemone__false_rue__falserue__Isopyrum_biternatum slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
member: genus_Laccopetalum__Laccopetalum 1 species: giant buttercup
member: giant_buttercup__giantbuttercup__Laccopetalum_giganteum spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
member: genus_Nigella erect annual Eurasian herbs
member: nigella any plant of the genus Nigella
member: genus_Pulsatilla__Pulsatilla includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers
member: pasqueflower__pasque_flower any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
member: genus_Thalictrum__Thalictrum widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue
member: meadow_rue any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
member: genus_Trautvetteria__Trautvetteria small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane
member: false_bugbane__falsebugbane__Trautvetteria_carolinensis tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers
member: genus_Trollius__Trollius perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers
member: globeflower__globe_flower__globeflower any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
member: family_Winteraceae__Winteraceae__winter's_bark_family small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
member: genus_Drimys__Drimys shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage
member: winter's_bark_tree__winter's_bark__Drimys_winteri South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
member: genus_Pseudowintera__Pseudowintera__Wintera__genus_Wintera evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand
member: pepper_shrub__Pseudowintera_colorata__Wintera_colorata evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
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