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Plants[edit]

This section contains 764 articles. For plant anatomy and morphology, see Anatomy and Morphology - Plant anatomy and morphology. For general plant terms, e.g. Flowering plant, see Botany.

Non-flowering plants[edit]

This section contains 123 articles.

Green algae[edit]

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Green algae (Level 4)
  2. Charophyta (Level 4)
    1. Desmidiales
    2. Spirogyra
  3. Chlorophyta (Level 4)
    1. Chlamydomonas
    2. Chlorella
    3. Sea lettuce

Embryophytes (Land plants)[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Embryophyte
  2. Polysporangiophyte
  3. Vascular plant
  4. Seed plant
    1. Pteridospermatophyta

Lycophytes[edit]

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Lycophyte
  2. Lycopodiopsida
    1. Isoetes
    2. Lycopodiaceae
      1. Lycopodium
      2. Lycopodium powder
    3. Selaginella
  3. Zosterophyll

Bryophytes[edit]

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Bryophyte (Level 4)
  2. Hornwort (Level 4)
  3. Marchantiophyta (Level 4)
  4. Moss (Level 4)
    1. Bryopsida
    2. Sphagnum

Pteridophytes[edit]

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Pteridophyte (Level 4)
  2. Progymnosperm
    1. Archaeopteris
  3. Rhyniophyte
    1. Cooksonia
  4. Trimerophytopsida
  5. Wattieza

Ferns[edit]

This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Fern (Level 4)
  2. Equisetum
  3. Leptosporangiate fern
    1. Aspleniaceae
    2. Bracken
    3. Dryopteridaceae
    4. Lygodium
    5. Salviniales
      1. Azolla
    6. Tempskya
  4. Marattiaceae
  5. Ophioglossidae

Gymnosperms[edit]

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Gymnosperm (Level 4)
  2. Bennettitales
  3. Cycad (Level 4)
  4. Ginkgo biloba (Level 4)
  5. Gnetophyta
    1. Ephedra (plant)
    2. Gnetum gnemon
    3. Welwitschia

Pinophyta (Conifers)[edit]

This section contains 69 articles.

  1. Conifer (Level 4)
  2. Pinales
  3. Araucariaceae
    1. Agathis australis
    2. Araucaria araucana
  4. Cupressaceae
    1. Callitropsis nootkatensis
    2. Calocedrus decurrens
    3. Cryptomeria
    4. Cupressus
      1. Cupressus gigantea
      2. Hesperocyparis lusitanica
      3. Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
      4. Cupressus sempervirens
    5. Juniper (Level 4)
      1. Juniper berry
      2. Juniperus californica
      3. Juniperus communis
      4. Juniperus deppeana
      5. Juniperus oxycedrus
      6. Juniperus phoenicea
      7. Juniperus scopulorum
      8. Juniperus virginiana
    6. Sequoioideae
      1. Sequoia sempervirens
      2. Sequoiadendron giganteum
    7. Taxodium distichum
  5. Pinaceae
    1. Cedrus
      1. Cedrus libani
    2. Douglas fir
    3. Fir (Level 4)
      1. Abies alba
      2. Abies balsamea
      3. Abies grandis
      4. Abies nordmanniana
      5. Fraser fir
      6. Abies procera
    4. Larch
    5. Pine (Level 4)
      1. Pinus halepensis
      2. Longleaf pine
      3. Pinus elliottii
      4. Pinus lambertiana
      5. Pinus longaeva
      6. Pinus pinaster
      7. Pinus ponderosa
      8. Pinus strobus
      9. Pinus sylvestris
      10. Pinus taeda
      11. Stone pine
    6. Spruce (Level 4)
      1. Blue spruce
      2. Picea abies
        1. Old Tjikko
      3. Picea engelmannii
      4. Picea glauca
      5. Picea mariana
      6. Picea rubens
      7. Picea sitchensis
    7. Tsuga
  6. Podocarpaceae
    1. Afrocarpus
    2. Podocarpus (Level 4)
  7. Sciadopitys
  8. Taxaceae
    1. Taxus
      1. Taxus baccata
      2. Taxus brevifolia

Monocots[edit]

This section contains 85 articles.

Acorales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Acorus
    1. Acorus calamus

Alismatales[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Araceae (Level 4)
    1. Anthurium (Level 4)
    2. Dieffenbachia
    3. Philodendron (Level 4)
  2. Seagrass

Arecales (inc. Palms)[edit]

This section contains 18 articles.

  1. Arecales
  2. Arecaceae (Level 4)
    1. Areca catechu
    2. Borassus flabellifer
    3. Ceroxylon quindiuense
    4. Corypha umbraculifera
    5. Dypsis lutescens
    6. Elaeis guineensis
    7. Metroxylon sagu
    8. Nypa fruticans
    9. Phytelephas
    10. Rattan
    11. Roystonea
      1. Roystonea oleracea
      2. Roystonea regia
    12. Sabal
    13. Serenoa
    14. Washingtonia filifera

Asparagales[edit]

This section contains 23 articles.

  1. Asparagales
  2. Asparagaceae
  3. Agave (Level 4)
  4. Allium
    1. Allium ursinum
  5. Aloe (Level 4)
  6. Amaryllis (Level 4)
  7. Chlorophytum comosum
  8. Dracaena (plant)
    1. Dracaena trifasciata
  9. Galanthus
  10. Gladiolus (Level 4)
  11. Hyacinth
  12. Iridaceae (Level 4)
    1. Crocus
    2. Iris (plant) (Level 4)
  13. Lily of the valley (Level 4)
  14. Narcissus (plant) (Level 4)
    1. Narcissus poeticus
  15. Orchid (Level 4)
    1. Phalaenopsis amabilis
  16. Xanthorrhoea
  17. Yucca (Level 4)

Commelinales[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Commelinales
  2. Commelinaceae
    1. Commelina
    2. Tradescantia
  3. Pontederia crassipes (Level 4)

Liliales[edit]

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Alstroemeria (Level 4)
  2. Colchicum (Level 4)
  3. Liliaceae (Level 4)
    1. Fritillaria
    2. Lilium (Level 4)
    3. Tulip (Level 4)

Pandanales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Pandanaceae
    1. Pandanus (Level 4)

Poales[edit]

This section contains 19 articles.

  1. Poales
  2. Bromeliaceae
    1. Puya (plant) (Level 4)
    2. Spanish moss (Level 4)
  3. Cyperaceae
    1. Carex
  4. Juncus
  5. Poaceae
    1. Aristida
    2. Axonopus
    3. Bamboo (Level 4)
    4. Cynodon
    5. Digitaria
    6. Oryza
    7. Phragmites australis
    8. Sugarcane (Level 4)
    9. Zoysia
  6. Typha
    1. Typha latifolia

Zingiberales[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Canna (plant) (Level 4)
  2. Heliconia (Level 4)
  3. Ravenala
  4. Strelitzia
  5. Zingiber

Non-monocots[edit]

This section contains 229 articles.

Amborellales[edit]

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Amborella

Apiales[edit]

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Apiaceae (Level 4)
    1. Conium maculatum
  2. Hedera (Level 4)

Asterales[edit]

This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Asterales
  2. Asteraceae
    1. Achillea
    2. Bellis perennis
    3. Calendula
    4. Centaurea cyanus
    5. Chrysanthemum (Level 4)
    6. Cirsium
    7. Dahlia (Level 4)
    8. Solidago (Level 4)
    9. Helianthus (Level 4)
    10. Safflower
    11. Sonchus
    12. Tagetes
    13. Taraxacum
    14. Zinnia
  3. Campanulaceae

Aquifoliales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Holly
    1. Ilex aquifolium

Boraginales[edit]

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Boraginaceae
    1. Borage
    2. Myosotis

Brassicales[edit]

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Brassicaceae
    1. Arabidopsis thaliana
    2. Brassica oleracea
    3. Brassica rapa
  2. Tropaeolum
  3. Isatis tinctoria

Caryophyllales[edit]

This section contains 9 articles.

  1. Caryophyllales
  2. Aizoaceae
  3. Amaranthaceae
  4. Beta vulgaris
  5. Bougainvillea
  6. Cactus (Level 4)
  7. Dianthus
    1. Dianthus caryophyllus
  8. Phytolacca

Cornales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Cornus
  2. Hydrangea

Cucurbitales[edit]

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Cucurbitaceae (Level 4)

Dipsacales[edit]

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Honeysuckle

Ericales[edit]

This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Ericales
  2. Diospyros
  3. Ericaceae
    1. Rhododendron (Level 4)
      1. Azalea (Level 4)
  4. Impatiens (Level 4)
  5. Primulaceae
    1. Primula
  6. Styrax
  7. Theaceae
    1. Camellia (Level 4)
      1. Camellia sinensis

Fabales[edit]

This section contains 18 articles.

  1. Fabales
  2. Fabaceae
    1. Acacia
      1. Acacia decurrens
      2. Acacia melanoxylon
      3. Acacia penninervis
      4. Acacia pycnantha
    2. Clover
    3. Dalbergia
    4. Indigofera
    5. Kudzu
    6. Lupinus
    7. Mimosa (Level 4)
    8. Pterocarpus indicus
    9. Samanea saman
    10. Vachellia
      1. Vachellia tortilis
    11. Wisteria

Fagales[edit]

This section contains 35 articles.

  1. Fagales
  2. Betulaceae
    1. Alder (Level 4)
      1. Alnus glutinosa
      2. Alnus rubra
    2. Birch (Level 4)
      1. Betula nigra
      2. Betula papyrifera
      3. Betula pendula
    3. Hazel
    4. Hornbeam
  3. Fagaceae
    1. Beech (Level 4)
      1. Fagus grandifolia
      2. Fagus sylvatica
    2. Lithocarpus
    3. Oak (Level 4)
      1. Quercus acutissima
      2. Quercus alba
      3. Quercus macrocarpa
      4. Quercus oblongifolia
      5. Quercus robur
      6. Quercus rubra
      7. Quercus suber
      8. Quercus velutina
      9. Quercus virginiana
  4. Juglandaceae
    1. Hickory (Level 4)
      1. Carya glabra
      2. Carya laciniosa
      3. Carya ovata
      4. Carya tomentosa
  5. Nothofagus
    1. Nothofagus fusca
    2. Nothofagus menziesii

Gentianales[edit]

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Apocynaceae
    1. Asclepias
    2. Nerium
  2. Rubiaceae (Level 4)
    1. Gardenia (Level 4)
    2. Ixora
    3. Rubia tinctorum

Lamiales[edit]

This section contains 12 articles.

  1. Lamiales
  2. Lamiaceae
    1. Salvia
  3. Oleaceae
    1. Fraxinus
    2. Jasmine
      1. Jasminum officinale
      2. Jasminum sambac
    3. Syringa
  4. Sesame (Level 4)
  5. Teak
  6. Verbena (Level 4)

Laurales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Lauraceae
    1. Sassafras

Magnoliales[edit]

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Magnoliaceae
    1. Liriodendron
    2. Magnolia

Malpighiales[edit]

This section contains 20 articles.

  1. Malpighiales
  2. Erythroxylum
    1. Coca
  3. Euphorbiaceae
  4. Flax (Level 4)
  5. Hevea brasiliensis
  6. Hypericum
    1. Hypericum perforatum
  7. Poinsettia (Level 4)
  8. Populus
    1. Populus tremula
    2. Populus tremuloides
      1. Pando (tree)
    3. Populus trichocarpa
  9. Rafflesia arnoldii
  10. Viola (plant)
  11. Willow (Level 4)
    1. Salix alba
    2. Salix babylonica
    3. Salix nigra

Malvales[edit]

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Malvaceae
    1. Adansonia
      1. Adansonia digitata
    2. Gossypium
      1. Gossypium arboreum
      2. Gossypium hirsutum
    3. Theobroma cacao

Myrtales[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Fuchsia
  2. Henna (Level 4)
  3. Melastomataceae
  4. Myrtaceae
    1. Eucalyptus (Level 4)

Nymphaeales[edit]

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Nymphaeaceae
    1. Nymphaea
      1. Nymphaea lotus
      2. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
      3. Nymphaea thermarum
    2. Victoria (plant)
      1. Victoria amazonica

Piperales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Piper (plant)
    1. Kava

Proteales[edit]

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Proteaceae
    1. Banksia
  2. Nelumbo
    1. Nelumbo nucifera
  3. Platanus

Ranunculales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Papaver somniferum
  2. Ranunculus

Rosales[edit]

This section contains 30 articles.

  1. Rosales
  2. Cannabaceae
    1. Cannabis (Level 4)
      1. Cannabis sativa
        1. Hemp
      2. Cannabis indica
      3. Cannabis ruderalis
    2. Humulus lupulus
      1. Hops
  3. Moraceae
    1. Ficus
      1. Ficus sycomorus
    2. Maclura pomifera
  4. Rosaceae
    1. Polylepis
    2. Prunus
      1. Cherry blossom
    3. Rose (Level 4)
  5. Ulmaceae
    1. Elm (Level 4)
      1. Ulmus americana
      2. Ulmus davidiana
      3. Ulmus glabra
      4. Ulmus laevis
      5. Ulmus minor
      6. Ulmus parvifolia
      7. Ulmus pumila
      8. Ulmus rubra
  6. Urticaceae
    1. Urtica dioica

Sapindales[edit]

This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Maple (Level 4)
    1. Acer pseudoplatanus
    2. Acer rubrum
    3. Acer saccharinum
    4. Acer saccharum
  2. Rutaceae
  3. Schinus
  4. Swietenia
    1. Mahogany (Level 4)
  5. Toxicodendron
    1. Toxicodendron vernicifluum

Saxifragales[edit]

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Ribes
  2. Peony

Solanales[edit]

This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Convolvulaceae
  2. Ipomoea
  3. Solanaceae
    1. Atropa belladonna

Edible fruits[edit]

This section contains 135 articles.

Culinary fruits[edit]

This section contains 106 articles.

Pomes[edit]

This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Apple (Level 4)
    1. Cider apple
    2. Cooking apple
    3. Fuji (apple)
    4. Gala (apple)
    5. Golden Delicious
    6. Granny Smith
    7. Honeycrisp
    8. Malus sieversii
    9. McIntosh (apple)
    10. Red Delicious
  2. Pear (Level 4)
    1. Pyrus × bretschneideri
    2. Pyrus communis
    3. Pyrus pyrifolia
  3. Quince

Stone fruits[edit]

This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Apricot (Level 4)
  2. Cherry (Level 4)
    1. Prunus avium
    2. Prunus serotina
  3. Jujube
  4. Lychee (Level 4)
  5. Mango (Level 4)
  6. Peach (Level 4)
  7. Plum (Level 4)
  8. Rambutan

Berries[edit]

This section contains 18 articles.

  1. Berry
  2. Blackberry (Level 4)
  3. Blackcurrant (Level 4)
  4. Blueberry (Level 4)
  5. Cranberry (Level 4)
  6. Dewberry
  7. Goji
  8. Gooseberry
    1. Redcurrant
  9. Grape (Level 4)
  10. Huckleberry
  11. Kiwifruit (Level 4)
  12. Raspberry (Level 4)
  13. Sambucus
  14. Strawberry (Level 4)
  15. Vaccinium myrtillus
  16. Vaccinium vitis-idaea
  17. White currant

Citrus fruits[edit]

This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Citrus
  2. Citron
  3. Clementine
  4. Grapefruit (Level 4)
  5. Kumquat (Level 4)
  6. Lemon (Level 4)
  7. Lime (fruit) (Level 4)
    1. Key lime
  8. Orange (fruit) (Level 4)
    1. Bergamot orange
    2. Bitter orange
    3. Blood orange
    4. Mandarin orange (Level 4)
      1. Tangerine
  9. Papeda (citrus)
    1. Kaffir lime
  10. Pomelo

Melons[edit]

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Melon
  2. Cucumis melo (Level 4)
  3. Cantaloupe
  4. Cucumis metuliferus
  5. Honeydew (melon)
  6. Watermelon (Level 4)

Tropical and tropical-like fruit[edit]

This section contains 27 articles.

  1. Banana (Level 4)
    1. Blue Java banana
    2. Cavendish banana
    3. Cooking banana
    4. Fe'i banana
    5. Gros Michel banana
    6. Matoke
    7. Musa acuminata
    8. Musa balbisiana
    9. Red banana
    10. Saba banana
  2. Coconut (Level 4)
  3. Durian (Level 4)
  4. Fig (Level 4)
  5. Guava (Level 4)
  6. Jackfruit (Level 4)
  7. Manilkara zapota
  8. Papaya (Level 4)
  9. Passiflora edulis
  10. Persimmon
  11. Pineapple (Level 4)
  12. Pomegranate (Level 4)
  13. Pouteria campechiana
  14. Pouteria sapota
  15. Soursop
  16. Annona squamosa
  17. Tamarind (Level 4)

Other culinary fruits[edit]

This section contains 11 articles.

  1. Açaí palm
  2. Avocado (Level 4)
    1. Hass avocado
  3. Carob
  4. Cherimoya
  5. Date palm (Level 4)
  6. Morus (plant)
  7. Olive (Level 4)
  8. Opuntia
  9. Pitaya
  10. Mangosteen

Plants with edible fruit-like structures[edit]

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Rhubarb

Botanical fruits used as culinary vegetables[edit]

This section contains 29 articles.

  1. Bell pepper (Level 4)
  2. Breadfruit (Level 4)
  3. Calabash
  4. Chili pepper (Level 4)
    1. Banana pepper
    2. Ghost pepper
    3. Carolina Reaper
    4. Cayenne pepper
    5. Habanero
    6. Jalapeño
    7. Piri piri
    8. Tabasco pepper
  5. Cucumber (Level 4)
    1. Pickled cucumber
  6. Cucurbita
    1. Spaghetti squash
    2. Summer squash
      1. Zucchini (Level 4)
    3. Pumpkin (Level 4)
      1. Connecticut field pumpkin
      2. Kabocha
    4. Winter squash
      1. Butternut squash
  7. Eggplant (Level 4)
  8. Green bean (Level 4)
  9. Momordica charantia
  10. Okra (Level 4)
  11. Tomato (Level 4)
    1. Tomatillo

Edible seeds, grains, nuts (pulses)[edit]

This section contains 73 articles.

Vegetables[edit]

This section contains 112 articles.

Leafy vegetables[edit]

This section contains 22 articles.

  1. Leaf vegetable
  2. Allium fistulosum
  3. Bomdong
  4. Brussels sprout
  5. Cabbage (Level 4)
  6. Chard (Level 4)
  7. Chinese cabbage (Level 4)
    1. Bok choy
    2. Napa cabbage
  8. Choy sum
  9. Collard (plant) (Level 4)
  10. Endive
  11. Eruca vesicaria
  12. Gai lan
  13. Ipomoea aquatica
  14. Kale (Level 4)
  15. Lettuce (Level 4)
  16. Rapeseed (Level 4)
  17. Rapini
  18. Savoy cabbage
  19. Spinach (Level 4)
  20. Watercress

Root vegetables[edit]

This section contains 20 articles.

  1. Arrowroot (Level 4)
  2. Beetroot (Level 4)
  3. Carrot (Level 4)
  4. Cassava (Level 4)
  5. Onion (Level 4)
    1. Scallion
    2. Shallot
  6. Parsnip (Level 4)
  7. Potato (Level 3)
    1. Désirée potato
    2. Russet Burbank
    3. Yukon Gold potato
  8. Radish (Level 4)
    1. Daikon (Level 4)
  9. Rutabaga (Level 4)
  10. Sugar beet (Level 4)
  11. Sweet potato (Level 4)
  12. Taro (Level 4)
  13. Turnip (Level 4)
  14. Yam (vegetable) (Level 4)

Other vegetables[edit]

This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Artichoke (Level 4)
  2. Asparagus (Level 4)
  3. Bamboo shoot
  4. Broccoli (Level 4)
  5. Cauliflower (Level 4)
  6. Celery (Level 4)
    1. Celeriac
  7. Chicory (Level 4)
  8. Kohlrabi (Level 4)
  9. Leek (Level 4)

Herbs and spices[edit]

This section contains 60 articles.

  1. Ajwain
  2. Alligator pepper
  3. Allspice
  4. Amchoor
  5. Anise (Level 4)
  6. Annatto
  7. Asafoetida
  8. Basil (Level 4)
    1. Ocimum tenuiflorum
    2. Thai basil
  9. Bay leaf
  10. Black pepper (Level 4)
  11. Caper
  12. Caraway
  13. Cardamom (Level 4)
  14. Chervil
  15. Chives
  16. Cinnamon (Level 4)
  17. Clove (Level 4)
  18. Coriander
  19. Cumin (Level 4)
  20. Curry tree
  21. Dill
  22. Fennel (Level 4)
  23. Fenugreek
  24. Galangal
  25. Garden cress
  26. Garlic (Level 4)
  27. Ginger (Level 4)
  28. Ginseng (Level 4)
  29. Grains of paradise
  30. Horseradish (Level 4)
  31. Hyssopus officinalis
  32. Lavandula (Level 4)
  33. Cymbopogon
  34. Illicium verum
  35. Liquorice (Level 4)
  36. Long pepper
  37. Mentha
    1. Peppermint
    2. Spearmint
  38. Marjoram
  39. Mugwort
  40. Mustard plant
  41. Nigella sativa
  42. Nutmeg (Level 4)
  43. Oregano
  44. Parsley (Level 4)
  45. Rosemary
  46. Saffron (Level 4)
  47. Salvia officinalis
  48. Sichuan pepper
  49. Silphium
  50. Sumac
  51. Tarragon
  52. Thyme (Level 4)
  53. Turmeric
  54. Vanilla (Level 4)
  55. Wasabi
  56. Zanthoxylum piperitum

Carnivorous plants[edit]

This section contains 7 articles.

Fungi[edit]

This section contains 60 articles.

Other organisms[edit]

This section contains 116 articles.

Other organisms: General[edit]

This section contains 6 articles.

Archaea[edit]

This section contains 10 articles.

Bacteria[edit]

This section contains 47 articles.

Eukaryotes[edit]

This section contains 53 articles.