In Lab, you will learn flowering plant families, how to use a key, various "wet" lab techniques, how to count chromosomes, and analyze data. Plant family information will be found on this page. Plant family images will be found on the "Plant Images" page.

The following families are available for review:

Amaranthaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asteraceae
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Commelinaceae
Cornaceae
Crassulaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Cyperaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Geraniaceae
Lamiaceae
Linaceae
Lythraceae
Malvaceae
Onagraceae
Oxalidaceae
Papaveraceae
Plantaginaceae
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Rosaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Solanaceae
Typhaceae
Verbenaceae
Vitaceae


Compiled from:

Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas.
Porter, C.L. 1967. Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. W.H. Freeman and Company. New York.