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The ginger family. Approx. 50 genera and 1600 tropical species. The familiar spice comes from the Zingiber genus. Equally important are t...

The verbena or vervain family. Approx. 35 genera and 1200 mostly tropical species. Lemon verbena ( Aloysia citrodora ), Lantana , verva...

The nettle family. Approx. 53 genera and 2625 species. The famous stinging nettle ( Urtica dioica ), ramie , the fiber sorce ( Boehmeria ...

The elm family. Approx. seven genera and 45 species. Ulmus ( elms ) and Zelkovas ( zelkovas ) belong to this family. Elms are used ornam...

The sweetleaf family. Another small family with two genera and approx. 300 mostly tropical species. One species native to the US is horse-...

11 genera and approx. 160 species native to warmer parts of the Northern Hemisphere, usually in the form of shrubs and trees. Members of th...

The greenbrier family. A single genus family ( Smilax ) with approx. 300 mostly tropical species. The most economically important product ...