CHUCK'S
PLANT FAMILIES
OF
NEW YORK STATE

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Division
Magnoliophyta
(ANGIOSPERMS)
(2) (220,000)		  

 KEY
Class
Magnoliopsida
(DICOTS) (6)		    
Subclass III.
Caryophyllidae
(3) (11,000)		    
Plants usually with betalains, or with free-central to basal placentation (in a compound ovary), or both, but
lacking both mustard-oils and iridoid compounds; pollen-grains trinucleate, ovules bitegmic, crassinucellar;
plants mostly herbaceous; petals polypetalous or wanting; seeds usually with perisperm instead of endosperm.
Caryophyllales (12) (10,000)    
Ovule 1--many; seeds without true endosperm; P-type sieve-tube plastid;
most families producing betalains but not anthocyanins.
CHENOPODIACEAE
(GOOSEFOOT FAM.)

 a; pf, di or mo
-(5 or 5-; 5; (2 or 3)
nut ach

  
  * Chenopodium album L. LAMB'S QUARTERS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Salicornia europaea L. GLASSWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Beta vulgaris L. BEET
(Not wild in NYS)
  Chenopodium quinoa Willd. QUINOA
(Not wild in NYS)
  Spinacia oleracea L. SPINACH
(Not wild in NYS)
MOLLUGINACEAE
(CARPET-WEED FAM.)

 a; pf or mo
5, 4--10; 5--10; (1--10)
cap

  
  Mollugo verticillata L. CARPETWEED
NYCTAGINACEAE
(FOUR-O'CLOCK FAM.)

 a; pf, mo, or di;
-(5)-; 5 or (5; 1
ach

  
  * Mirabilis nyctaginea
(Michx.) MacM.		 FOUR-O'CLOCK
(Naturalized in NYS)
AIZOACEAE
(FIG-MARIGOLD FAM.)

a; pf
-(4--5)-;(4--10) or many; (2--5)
cap ber
Sesuvium maritimum
(Walt.) BSP.		 SEA PURSLANE
PHYTOLACCACEAE
(POKEWEED FAM.) (120)

 a; pf
-4 or 5- or -(4 or 5-; 4--10
or (4--10; 1--# or (1--#)
ber dru sam ach

  
  Phytolacca americana L. POKEWEED
  Phytolacca dioica L. OMBU TREE
(Tropical S. America)
(Not wild in NYS)
AMARANTHACEAE
(AMARANTH FAM.)

a; pf, di or po-di
-3--5- or -(3--5-; (5); (2 or 3)
utr ach pyx 

  
  * Amaranthus retroflexus L. PIGWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Amaranthus spp. AMARANTH
(Not wild in NYS)
  Amaranthus spp. AMARANTH
(Ornamental in NYS)
  Celosia spp. CELOSIA
(Ornamental in NYS)
PORTULACACEAE
(PURSLANE FAM.)

 a; pf
-4--6- or (4--6; 4--#; (2--9)
cap

  
  Claytonia caroliniana Michx. CAROLINA SPRING BEAUTY
  * Portulaca oleracea L. PURSLANE
(Naturalized in NYS)
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(PINK FAM.)

 a; pf
(4 or 5) or 4 or 5, 5--10; (2--5)
cap utr

  
  * Arenaria leptoclados
(Reichenb.) Guss		 SANDWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Dianthus caryophyllus L. CARNATION
(Ornamental in NYS)
  * Dianthus deltoides L. MAIDEN PINK
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Minuartia groenlandica
(Retz.) Ostenf.		 MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
  * Saponaria officinalis L. SOAPWORT
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Silene latifolia Poir. WHITE CAMPION
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Silene vulgaris
(Moench) Garcke		 BLADDER CAMPION
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Spergula arvensis L. SPURREY, POVERTY-WEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Stellaria media (L.) Vill. COMMON CHICKWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
CACTACEAE
(CACTUS FAM.)

 a to z; pf
-#- or -(#-; #
epi (3--#)
ber

  
  Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. EASTERN PRICKLY-PEAR
  Lophophora williamsii
(Lem. ex S.D.) Coult.		 PEYOTE
(Not wild in NYS)
Polygonales (1)    
Ovule solitary; seeds without perisperm, abundant endosperm or wanting; S-type
sieve-tube plastid; plants producing anthocyanins, but not betalains; perianth not
clearly differentiated into calyx and corolla; ovule orthotropous.
POLYGONACEAE
(BUCKWHEAT FAM.) (30) (1000)

 a; pf
-(5 or 6- or -5 or 6-;
(6 to 9 or 6 to 9; (2 or 3)
ach

  
  Fagopyrum esculentum
Moench		 BUCKWHEAT
(Not wild in NYS)
  Polygonella articulata
(L.) Meisn.		 JOINTWEED
  Polygonum amphibium L. WATER SMARTWEED
  * Polygonum aviculare L. KNOTGRASS
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Polygonum cilinode Michx. CLIMBING BUCKWHEAT
  *Polygonum cuspidatum
Sieb. & Zucc.		 JAPANESE KNOTWEED
(Naturalized in NYS)
  *Polygonum perfoliatum L. MILE-A-MINUTE
(PA south)
(Naturalized in NYS yet?)
  Polygonum sagittatum L. ARROW-LEAVED
TEARTHUMB
  Rheum rhabarbarum L. RHUBARB
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Rumex acetosella L. SHEEP SORREL
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Rumex crispus L. CURLY DOCK
(Naturalized in NYS)
Plumbaginales (1)    
Ovule solitary; seeds without perisperm, abundant endosperm or wanting; S-type sieve-tube
plastid; plants producing anthocyanins, but not betalains; perianth differentiated into
gamosepalous calyx, and gamopetalous corolla; ovule anatropous.
PLUMBAGINACEAE
(PLUMBAGO FAM.) (12) (400)

a; pf
A5
(5), (5); (5)
cap nut

  
  Armeria vulgaris Willd. LADIES' CUSHION
  Limonium carolinianum
(Walt.) Britt.		 CAROLINA SEA LAVENDER
(ME to TX)
Subclass IV.
Dilleniidae		    
     



KEY TO SPECIES SYMBOLS

Blue Background

Grows wild in New York State, but
not in the Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

Green Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

White Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack alpine region,
and found above 4000
feet in elevation).

Pink Background

Cultivated as an ornamental plant
in NYS; usually non-native.

Brown Background

The plant does not grow in NYS.
Selected familiar plants are included in the
database either to show representatives of
taxa not represented by NYS plants, or to
show their relatedness to their NYS relatives.



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