Angiosperm phylogeny:
Flowering plant families

A chart of flowering plant families

[ Some early-branching families ]

Suitable for
  • Professional, student and amateur botanists.
  • School, colleges and universities.
  • Wildlife conservation.
  • Gardeners and others involved in horticulture.
  • Ecological studies.
  • All those interested in understanding the natural world.
Features
  • An attractive chart displaying families of flowering plants.
  • Many familiar plant names and plant products included.
  • Uses the latest molecular (genetic) phylogenies.
  • Fine-structure of relationships between familes depicted.
  • Available for on-line viewing or as a poster.
  • Includes an index of flowering plants and plant products, their common and scientific names and locations on the chart.
View full chart

View and navigate the chart. Choose a suitable magnification using your viewer.

Index of flowering plants

An index of common and scientific names of plants and plant products.

Guide to the chart

How to understand the chart.

Availability as poster

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Contacts and links

Contacts and links to related sites.


The chart is designed by David Rydeheard, who owns the copyright. It should not be distributed in any form other than that available on this website and must always include the copyright notice. It is available for personal use or for teaching and research purposes only. Please contact the author (at BotanicalChart@gmail.com) for permission to use in commerce or for personal gain.