School Science Lessons
Flowering plants, monocotyledons, I to Z
2009-09-16
Flowering plants, monocotyledons:  A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | F. | G. | H. | I | J. | K. | L | M. | N. | O. | P. | Q. | R. | S. | T. | U. | V. | W. | X. | Y. | Z. |
Flowering plants, dicotyledons, (Magnoliopsida): A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | F. | G. | H. | I. | J. | K. | L. | M. | N. | O. | P. | Q. | R. | S. | T. | U. | V. | W. | X. | Y. | Z. |
Flowering plants in School Science Lessons, common names first, A to Z
Family names, dicotyledons, A to Z
Family names, monocotyledons, A to Z
Not flowering plants, A to Z
Plant classification based on Cronquist, A. 1981, Kingdom: Plantae
Reference
Scientific name, common name, Family, country of origin or where now found, habit, [use, botanical interest, ee: essential oil contains mainly ...]
I.
Ichnanthus, bed grass, Poaceae
Imperata cylindrica, Japanese blood grass, kunai grass, satin tail, Poaceae
Ionopsis, violet orchid, Orchidaceae
Iris, iris rhizome, perennating food-storing and propagating organ, parenchyma contains inulin and amylum starch], Iridaceae
Iris ensata, Japanese iris, water plant, ornamental, Iridaceae
Iris florentina, flower-de-luce, Florentine orris, orris root, Iridaceae
Iris germanica, German iris, flag iris, orris root, Iridaceae
Iris japonica, iris, yellow flag, myrtle flag, myrtle grass, Fleur-de-lys, herbal remedy gladwin, ornamental, Iridaceae
Iris pallida, pale iris, orris root, Iridaceae
Iris versicolor, blue flag, herbal remedy, Iridaceae
Isachne, blood grass, Poaceae
Ischaemum, muraina grass, Poaceae
Iseilema, Poaceae
Isochilus, isochilus, Orchidaceae
Isolepis, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Isotria, five leaf orchid, Orchidaceae
Ixia, African corn lily, Iridaceae
Ixophorus, Central America grass, Poaceae
J.
Jacquiniella, tufted orchid, Orchidaceae
Jarava, rice grass, Poaceae
Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, litter collecting palm, [large simple leaves collect litter in centre of plants, leaves used for thatching], Malaysia, Arecaceae
Joinvillea, joinvillea, Joinvilleaceae
Jubaea chilensis, Chilean wine palm, coquito palm, [palm honey from sap in the stout grey trunk], Arecaceae
Juncus, rush, Juncaceae
K.
Kaempferia, kaempferia, Zingiberaceae
Karroochloa, South African oat grass, Poaceae
Kerriodoxa elegans, Ching lang kao, Tang lang kao, Thailand, Arecaceae
Kingia, grass tree, Western Australia, palm-like habit, Xanthorrhoeaceae
Kniphofia uvaria, redhot poker, tall evergreen perennial, Liliaceae
Kobresia, bog sedge, Cyperaceae
Koeleria, June grass, Poaceae
Koellensteinia, koellensteinia, Orchidaceae
Kyllinga, spike sedge, Cyperaceae
L.
Laccospadix australasica, Atherton palm, north-eastern Queensland Australia, above 800 m, Arecaceae
Lachenalia, lachenalia, Liliaceae
Lachnanthes, lachnanthes, Haemodoraceae
Lachnocaulon, bog button, Eriocaulaceae
Laelia, laelia, Orchidaceae
Lagarosiphon, major, oxygen-weed, aquatic herb[narrow perianth tube], Hydrocharitaceae
Lagenocarpus, lagenocarpus, Cyperaceae
Lagurus, hares tail grass, Poaceae
Lamarckia, golden top grass, lawn grass, Poaceae
Landoltia punctata, duckweed, Lemnaceae
Lasiacis, small cane, Poaceae
Lasiurus, Poaceae
Latania ioddigesii, Blue latan palm, Mauritius, Arecaceae
Leersia, cut grass, Poaceae
Lemna, duckweed, tiny plants that float on water, Lemnaceae
Leochilus, leochilus, Orchidaceae
Leopoldinia piassaba, [popular drink from fruit], Brazil, Arecaceae
Lepanthes, baby boot orchid, Orchidaceae
Lepanthopsis, lepanthopsis, Orchidaceae
Lepironia, Cyperaceae
Leptochloa, sprangle top, Poaceae
Leptochloopsis, limestone grass, Poaceae
Leptocoryphium lanilla, Poaceae
Leptoloma, fall witch grass, Poaceae
Lepturus, thintail, Poaceae
Leucocrinum, star lily, Liliaceae
Leucojum, snowflake, Liliaceae
Leucopoa, spike fescue, Poaceae
Leydeum, Poaceae
Leymus, wild rye, Poaceae
Libertia, libertia, Iridaceae
Licuala grandis, New Britain, Arecaceae
Licuala ramsayi, fan palm, north-eastern Australia, Arecaceae
Licuala spinosa, Palas, Malaysia, Philippines, Arecaceae
Lilaea, lilaea, Juncaginaceae
Lilium, lily, white garden lily, meadow lily, madonna lily, Easter lily, orange lily herbal remedy, ornamental, Liliaceae
Limnobium, sponge plant, Hydrocharitaceae
Limnocharis, velvet leaf, Limnocharitaceae
Limnodea, Ozark grass, Poaceae
Linospadix monostachya, walking stick palm, Australia, Papua New Guinea Arecaceae
Liparis, wide lip orchid, Orchidaceae
Lipocarpha, half chaff sedge, Cyperaceae
Liriope gigantea, lilyturf, Liliaceae
Listera, tway blade, Orchidaceae
Lithachne, diente de perro, Poaceae
Livistona alfredi, Millstream palm, western Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona australis, Australian fan palm, cabbage tree palm, eastern Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona benthami, fan palm, northern Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona chinensis, Chinese fan palm, China, Japan, Arecaceae
Livistona decipiens, Weeping cabbage palm, Ribbon fan palm, Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona mariae, Red leaf palm, central Australian cabbage palm, central Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona muelleri, eastern Australia, Arecaceae
Livistona saribus, Serdang, Malaysia, Philippines, Arecaceae
Lloydia, alp lily, Liliaceae
Lodoicea maldivica, (L. seychellarum), double coconut palm, coco-de-mer, Kelapa laut, [largest single-seeded fruit], Seychelles, Arecaceae
Lolium, perennial rye grass, darnel weed is poisonous, alkaloids, Poaceae
Lomandra confertifolia, mat rush, grass-like perennial herb, Liliaceae
Lomandra longifolia, (Xerotes), strongly scented flowers, Liliaceae
Lophiola, lophiola, Liliaceae
Loudetia, Poaceae
Luziola, water grass, Poaceae
Luzula, wood rush, Juncaceae
Lycaste, lycaste, Orchidaceae
Lycoris radiata, spider lily, red spider lily, hurricane flower, Amaryllidaceae
Lycurus, wolfs tail, Poaceae
Lygeum, lygeum, Poaceae
Lysichiton, skunk cabbage, Araceae
M.
Machaerina, twig rush, Cyperaceae
Macradenia, macradenia, Orchidaceae
Maianthemum, may flower, Liliaceae
Malaxis, adder's-mouth orchid, Orchidaceae
Manfreda, tuberose, Agavaceae
Mapania, Cyperaceae
Maranta arundinacea, arrowroot, Marantaceae
Marantochloa, marantochloa, Marantaceae
Masdevallia, masdevallia, Orchidaceae
Mauritia flexuosa, ita palm, [red fruit with yellow flesh], Arecaceae
Maxillaria, tiger orchid, Orchidaceae
Mayaca, mayaca, Mayacaceae
Medeola, Indian cucumber, Liliaceae
Melica, melic grass, Poaceae
Melinis minutiflora, molasses grass, pasture grass, stink grass, Poaceae
Melocanna baccifera, bamboo, Burma, [building, edible shoots], Poaceae
Merxmuellera, Poaceae
Mesadenus, ladies'-tresses, Orchidaceae
Metroxylon sagu, (M. rumphii, spineless), sago palm, sac sac, Rumbia, Papua New Guinea, freshwater swamp plant, [starchy food, roof thatch], Arecaceae
Metroxylon salomonense, sago palm, Solomon Islands, Arecaceae
Mibora, sand grass, Poaceae
Microchloa, small grass, Poaceae
Microlaena, weeping grass, Poaceae
Micropyrum, Poaceae
Microstegium, brown top, Poaceae
Milium, millet grass, Poaceae
Milla, milla, Liliaceae
Miltonia, pansy orchid, Orchidaceae
Miscanthus, silver grass, Poaceae
Molinia, moor grass, Poaceae
Monanthochloe, shore grass, Poaceae
Monochoria, monochoria, Pontederiaceae
Monroa, false buffalo grass, Poaceae
Monstera deliciosa, (Philodendron pertusum), monstera, fruit salad plant, Mexico, climber, [large pinnate leaves, plant and unripe fruit poisonous, oxalic acid crystals], Araceae
Monstera tenuis, cheese plant, Araceae
Montrichardia, montrichardia, Araceae
Moraea, Iridaceae
Morelotia, Cyperaceae
Muhlenbergia, bush muhly grass, muhly, Poaceae
Muilla, muilla, Liliaceae
Murdannia, murdannia, Commelinaceae
Musa acuminata, (Musa, AAA group "Dwarf Cavendish"), banana, Musaceae
Musa textilis, abaca, manila hemp, [fibres outer part of leaf stalks], Musaceae
Muscari, grape hyacinth, Liliaceae
Myrosma, myrosma, Marantaceae
N.
Najas, water nymph, Najadaceae
Nannorrhops ritchiana, Mazari palm, Iran, India, Arecaceae
Nanozostera japonica, dwarf eelgrass, Zosteraceae
Narcissus jonquilla, jonquil, Amaryllidaceae
Narcissus poeticus, poet's narcissus, pheasant's eye, Amaryllidaceae
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, daffodil, asphodel, narcissus, joss flower, lent lily, [starch in fleshy bulb scales], Amaryllidaceae
Nardus, mat grass, Poaceae
Narthecium americanum, bog asphodel, yellow asphodel, Liliaceae
Nassella, needle grass, Poaceae
Nechamandra, nechamandra, Hydrocharitaceae
Neeragrostis, creeping love grass, Poaceae
Nemastylis, pleat leaf, Iridaceae
Nengella pinangoides, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceae
Neodypsis decaryi, Madagascar, Arecaceae
Neomarica, neomarica, Iridaceae
Neoregelia, neoregelia, Bromeliaceae
Neostapfia, colusa grass, Poaceae
Nerine, spider lily, "Guernsey lily", [but it comes South Africa], ornamental, Liliaceae
Nervilia, Orchidaceae
Neyraudia, neyraudia, Poaceae
Nidema, nidema, Orchidaceae
Nolina, bear grass, Liliaceae
Normanbya normanbyi, Black palm, north-eastern Queensland, Australia
Nothoscordum bivalve, crow poison, Liliaceae
Nothoscordum gracile, fragrant false garlic, Liliaceae
Nothoscordum fragrans, onion weed, Liliaceae
Nypa fruticans, nipah palm, mangrove palm, [grows as a mangrove in tidal estuaries], Pacific islands, Arecaceae
O.
Ochthochloa, Poaceae
Odea, hair grass, Poaceae
Odontoglossum, odontoglossum, Orchidaceae
Odontostomum, doll's-lily, Liliaceae
Oeceoclades, monk orchid, Orchidaceae
Oenocarpus fasciculatum, (O. speciosa), Sri Lanka, Arecaceae
Oenocarpus horridum, Bayas, Malaysia, Philippines, Arecaceae
Oenocarpus tigillarium, Nibung, Malaysia, Philippines, Arecaceae
Olsynium, grass widow, Iridaceae
Olyra, carrycillo, Poaceae
Oncidium, dancing-lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Oncosperma fasciculatum, [more than 15 m tall, suitable for parks], Ceylon, Arecaceae
Oncosperma tigillarium, nibung palm, Ceylon, Arecaceae
Oncostema, oncostema, Liliaceae
Ophiopogon planiscapus, mondo grass, Liliaceae
Ophiuros, Poaceae
Ophyrs lutea, yellow bee orchid, Orchidaceae
Ophyrs mellifera, bee orchid, Orchidaceae
Ophyrs speculum, mirror orchid, Orchidaceae
Oplismenus, basket grass, Poaceae
Orania sylvicola, Ibul, Malaysia, Java, Arecaceae
Orbignya barbosiana, [babassu nut oil], Tropical america, Arecaceae
Orbignya cohune, Cohune palm, Tropical america, Arecaceae
Orbignya spectabilis, Brazil, Arecaceae
 Orchis militaris, military orchid, Orchidaceae
Orcuttia, orcutt grass, Poaceae
Oreobolus, oreobolus, Cyperaceae
Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, star of Bethlehem, chincherinchee, Liliaceae
Orontium, golden club, Araceae
Oryza sativa, rice, edible grain, herbal medicine, Poaceae
Oryza rufupogon, (O. meridionalis), wild rice, Poaceae
Ottelia, ottelia, Hydrocharitaceae
Ottochloa, Poaceae
Oxycaryum, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Oxychloris, Poaceae
Oxytenanthera abyssinica, bamboo, tropical Africa, [building industry], Poaceae
P.
Pancratium, sea daffodil, Amaryllidaceae
Pandanus amarylifolus, pandanas, Pandan wangi, garden herb, Indonesia, Pandanaceae
Pandanus furcarus, (P. houlletii), Pandan hutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pandanaceae
Pandanus tectorius, (var. laevis, variegated), screw-pine, pandanas, Pacific islands, Pandanaceae
Pandanus zea, Maize pandanas, Queensland, Pandanaceae
Panicum antidotale, blue panic, panic grass, crab grass, switch grass, hamil grass, green panic, beaked panicum grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Panicum coloratum var. mararikariense, marikari grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Panicum maximum, Guinea grass, green panic, pasture grass, Poaceae
Panicum miliaceum, millet, Poaceae
Panicum sumatrense, little millet, Poaceae
Paphiopedilum, Venus' slipper, Orchidaceae
Pappophorum, pappus grass, Poaceae
Parapholis, sickle grass, Poaceae
Pardanthopsis, Iridaceae
Pascopyrum, wheat grass, Poaceae
Paspalidium, summer grass, box grasses, water crown grass, Poaceae
Paspalum dilatatum, paspalum, crown grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Paspalum plicatulum, plicatulum grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Paspalum scrobiculatum, kodo millet, Poaceae
Paspalum wettsteinii, broad-leaf paspalum, pasture grass, Poaceae
Patersonia xanthina, evanescent blue flowers, Irridaceae
Pedicularis, red rattle grass, Poaceae
Pelexia, hachuela, Orchidaceae
Peltandra, arrow arum, Araceae
Pennisetum ciliare, buffel grass, Poaceae
Pennisetum clandestinum, Kikuyu grass, elephant grass, fountain grass, Poaceae
Pennisetum purpureum, elephant grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Pennisetum typhoides, bulrush millet, Poaceae
Perotis, Poaceae
Phaius, nun's-hood orchid, Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis, moth orchid, Orchidaceae
Phalaris tuberosa, phalaris grass, canary grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Phanopyrum, savannah-panic grass, Poaceae
Pharus, stalk grass, Poaceae
Philodendron oxycardium, philodendron, West Indies, Araceae
Philydrum, Philydraceae
Phippsia, ice grass, Poaceae
Phleum, timothy grass, Poaceae
Phoenicophorium borsigianum, Seychelles, Arecaceae
Phoenix canariensis, Canary Island date palm, [cultivated street palm in inland Australia, trees are male or female], Canary Islands, Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera, Date palm, [trees are male or female], North Africa, West Asia, Arecaceae
Phoenix reclinata, Senegal date palm, Tropical Africa, Arecaceae
Phoenix roebeienii, Pygmy date palm, Laos, Arecaceae
Phoenix rupicola, Cliff date palm, India, Arecaceae
Phoenix sylvestris, Wild date palm, India, Arecaceae
Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax, Agavaceae
Phragmites, reed, Poaceae
Phyllospadix, surf grass, Zosteraceae
Phyllostachys, bamboo, Poaceae
Phytelephas macrocarpa, nut palm, ivory-nut palm, vegetable ivory, corozo-nut, [hard endosperm containing hemicellulose was used to make billiard balls], South America, Arecaceae
Pigafetta filaris, (P. elata), ["most graceful palm"], Banga, Malaysia, Celebes, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceae
Pinanga copelandii, Philippines, Arecaceae
Pinanga kuhlii, ivory cane palm, Indonesia, Malaysia, Arecaceae
Pinellia, pinellia, Araceae
Piperia, rein orchid, Orchidaceae
Piptatherum, rice grass, Poaceae
Piptochaetium, spear grass, Poaceae
Pistia, pistia, Araceae
Pitcairnia, pitcairnia, Bromeliaceae
Platanthera, fringed orchid, Orchidaceae
Platythelys, platythelys, Orchidaceae
Plectrachne, Poaceae
Pleea, pleea, Liliaceae
Pleioblastus, Poaceae
Pleione formosana, Himalayan orchid, Orchidaceae
Pleomele, hala pepe, Liliaceae
Pleuraphis, galleta grass, Poaceae
Pleuropogon, semaphore grass, Poaceae
Pleurothallis, bonnet orchid, Orchidaceae
Poa caespitosa, snow grass, blue grass, Poaceae
Poa pratensis, Kentucky blue grass, lawn grass, Poaceae
Pogonatherum, Poaceae
Pogonia, pogonia, Orchidaceae
Polianthes tuberosa, (Polyanthes tuberosa), tuberose, Agavaceae
Polygonatum, Solomon's seal, Liliaceae
Polypogon, rabbit's foot grass, Poaceae
Polystachya, yellow spike orchid, Orchidaceae
Polytoca, Poaceae
Polytrias, Java grass, Poaceae
Pontederia, pickerel weed, Pontederiaceae
Ponthieva, shadow witch, Orchidaceae
Posidonia, posidonia, Posidoniaceae
Potamogeton, curled pond weed, Potamogetonaceae
Prescotia, Prescott orchid, Orchidaceae
Pritchardia affinis, Hawaii pritchardia, Arecaceae
Pritchardia napaliensis, Hawaii, Arecaceae
Pritchardia pacifica, loulu palm, Fiji fan palm, Fiji, Pacific islands, Arecaceae
Prosartes, Liliaceae
Prosthechea, Orchidaceae
Psathyrostachys, wild rye, Poaceae
Pseudelymus, foxtail wheat grass, Poaceae
Pseudophoenix vinifera, cherry palm, [used for making wine], Hispaniola, Arecaceae
Pseudoroegneria, wheat grass, Poaceae
Pseudosasa, arrow bamboo, Poaceae
Psilochilus, psilochilus, Orchidaceae
Psilurus, Poaceae
Psychilis, peacock orchid, Orchidaceae
Psychopsis, butterfly orchid, Orchidaceae
Pteroglossaspis, pteroglossaspis, Orchidaceae
Ptilagrostis, false needle grass, Poaceae
Ptychococcus paradoxus, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceae
Ptychosperma elegans, solitaire palm, North East Australia, Arecaceae
Ptychosperma macarthurii, Macarthur palm, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceae
Ptychosperma salomonense, Solomon Islands, Arecaceae
Puccinellia, alkali grass, Poaceae
R.
Rajania, rajania, Dioscoreaceae
Raphia australis, South Africa, Arecaceae
Raphia farinifera, (R. ruffia), raffia palm, [very large leaf], Madagascar, Arecaceae
Raphia vinifera, African bamboo palm, [sausage-like inflorescence], Madagascar, Arecaceae
Ravenala madagascariensis, traveller's tree, [flowers opened by lemurs], Strelitziaceae
Ravenea madagascariensis var. monticola, Madagascar, Arecaceae
Redfieldia, blowout grass, Poaceae
Reimarochloa, reimar grass, Poaceae
Reinhardtia gracilis var. gracilor, Window palm, Honduras, Mexico, Arecaceae
Remirea, beach star, Cyperaceae
Renanthera, renanthera, Orchidaceae
Renealmia, renealmia, Zingiberaceae
Restrepiella, Orchidaceae
Reussia, reussia, Pontederiaceae
Rhagodia, shrub, stock feed, Chenopodiaceae
Rhapidophyllum hystrix, needle palm, blue palmetto, [long black spines from petiole], South Carolina USA, Arecaceae
Rhapis excelsa, Slender lady palm, [very popular dwarf palm], Southern China, Arecaceae
Rhapis humilis, Reed rhapsis, Southern China, Arecaceae
Rhinanthus major, European yellow rattle grass, Scrophulariaceae
Rhizanthella, saprophytic underground orchid, Orchidaceae
Rhopaloblaste augusta, Nicobar islands, Arecaceae
Rhopalostylis baureri, Norfolk palm, Norfolk Island, Arecacear
Rhynchospora, beak sedge, Cyperaceae
Romulea rosea, onion grass, weed, Iridaceae
Rostraria, hair grass, Poaceae
Rottboellia, itch grass, Poaceae
Roystonea elata, Florida royal palm, Florida, Arecaceae
Roystonea oleracea, Caribbean royal palm, South America, Arecaceae
Roystonea regia, Royal palm, Cuban royal palm, [excellent avenue palm], Cuba, Arecaceae
Ruppia, widgeon weed, Ruppiaceae
Rytidosperma, wallaby grass, Poaceae
S.
Sabal causiarum, Puerto Rico hat palm, West Indies, Arecaceae
Sabal minor, Dwarf palmetto, Mexico, South East USA, Arecaceae
Sabal paimetto, Palmetto palm, Bahamas, South East USA, Arecaceae
Sabal princeps, [the largest palmetto palm, huge palm for parks], origin unknown, Arecaceae
Sabal rosei, Mexico, Arecaceae
Saccharum, ravenna grass, pit pit, Poaceae
Saccharum cvs, (S. edule, X S. officinarum), sugar cane, vegetable, [sucrose is chief food reserve, dissolved in cell sap], Poaceae
Sacciolepis, cup scale grass, Poaceae
Sagittaria sagittifolia, Arrowhead, Swamp potato, arrow head, Northern hemisphere, Alismataceae
Salacca glabrescens, Salak hutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Arecaceae
Salacca zalacca salak, snake palm[popular juicy fruit, spiny plant grows in clumps called salacca], Java, Arecaceae
Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue, bowstring hemp, Nigeria, Congo, evergreen herbaceous perennial plant, [weed, creeping rhizome, stiff leaves from a basal rosette], Agavaceae
Sarracenia flava, yellow trumpet, yellow pitcher plant, carnivorous herb, Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia leucophylla, white-leaved pitcher plant, fiddler's trumpets, lace trumpets, Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia purpurea, huntsman's cup, purple saracenia, side-saddle, purple pitcher plant, Sarraceniaceae
Sasa palmata, Makino, broad leaf bamboo, [hand-like leaf clusters], Poaceae
Sasaella ramosa, branched bamboo, Poaceae
Scadoxus, scadoxus, Liliaceae
Scaphyglottis, scaphyglottis, Orchidaceae
Schedonnardus, tumble grass, Poaceae
Schedonorus, Poaceae
Scheelea insignis, Brazil, Arecaceae
Scheuchzeria, Scheuchzeriaceae
Schiedeella, Orchidaceae
Schismus, Mediterranean grass, Poaceae
Schizachne, false melic, Poaceae
Schizachyrium, little bluestem, Poaceae
Schizostachyum, Polynesian "ohe", Poaceae
Schizostylis, Kaffir lily, Iridaceae
Schmidtia, Poaceae
Schoenocaulon, feather shank, Liliaceae
Schoenolirion, sunny bell, Liliaceae
Schoenoplectus, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Schoenus, bog rush, Cyperaceae
Sciaphila, Triuridaceae
Scilla siberica, Siberian squill, squill, sea onion, Liliaceae
Scirpodendron, Cyperaceae
Scirpoides, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Scirpus, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Scleria, nut rush, Cyperaceae
Sclerochloa, hard grass, Poaceae
Scleropogon, burro grass, Poaceae
Sclerostachya, Poaceae
Siderasis fuscata, brown spiderwort, Brazil, Commelinaceae
Scoliopus, fetid adders tongue, Liliaceae
Scolochloa, river grass, Poaceae
Scribneria, Scribner's grass, Poaceae
Secale cereale cereal rye grass, Poaceae
Sehima, Poaceae
Semiarundinaria, Poaceae
Serenoa repens, saw palmetto, Florida, herbal remedy, Arecaceae
Sesleria, Poaceae
Setaria, bristle grass, Poaceae
Setaria incrassata, (S. porphyrantha), purple pigeon grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Setaria italica, foxtail millet, Poaceae
Setaria sphacelata, setaria, pasture grass, Poaceae
Setariopsis, Poaceae
Shibataea, Poaceae
Sinocalamus, wide leaf bamboo, Poaceae
Sisyrhynchum micranthum, blue-eyed grass, [tiny plant with minute flowers], weed, Iridaceae
Smilax medica, (S. aristolochiaefolia), Vera Cruz sarsaparilla, Mexican sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax australis, lawyer vine, barbwire vine, thorny climber, Australia, Smilacaceae
Smilax febrifuga, Guayaquil sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax glycyphylla, sweet tea, native sarsaparilla, "Botany Bay tea", Australia, climbimg plant, inconspicuous flowers and berry fruit, Smilacaceae
Smilax officinalis, (S. ornata), true sarsaparilla, Jamaican sarsaparilla, popular tonic and soft drink, licquorice-like flavour, Smilacaceae
Smilax regelii Honduras sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax, rotundifolia, green brier, cat brier, herbal remedy, Smilacaceae
Smilax siphilitica, Brazilian sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Snowdenia, Poaceae
Sobralia, sobralia, Orchidaceae
Socratea exorrhiza, (Iriartea exorrhiza), Stilt palm, Arecaceae
Sorghastrum, Indian grass, Poaceae
Sorghum bicolor, (Andropogon), sorghum, Poaceae
Sorghum halapense, Johnson grass, stock feed, Poaceae
Sorghum sudanense, Sudan grass, stock feed, Poaceae
Sparaxis, wand flower, Iridaceae
Sparganium, bur-reed, Sparganiaceae
Spartina, cord grass, Poaceae
Spathoglottis, ground orchid, Orchidaceae
Sphenopholis, wedge scale, Poaceae
Spinifex, Poaceae
Spiranthes, lady's tresses, Orchidaceae
Spirodela, duck meat, Lemnaceae
Spodiopogon, Poaceae
Sporobolus, drop seed grass, Poaceae
Sprekelia, jacobean lily, Amaryllidaceae
Stanhopea, stanhopea, Orchidaceae
Steinchisma, gaping grass, Poaceae
Stelis, leach orchid, Orchidaceae
Stenanthium, feather bells, Liliaceae
Stenomesson, stenomesson, Liliaceae
Stenorrhynchos, lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass, St. Augustine grass, Poaceae
Sternbergia lutea, winter daffodil, Amaryllidaceae
Stipa aristiglumis, plains grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Stipa, feather grass, spear grass, esparto grass, matting fibre, Poaceae
Stipagrostis, Poaceae
Stratiotes, water soldiers, Hydrocharitaceae
Strelitzia, bird-of-paradise, [ornamental], Strelitziaceae
Streptopus, twisted stalk, Liliaceae
Stuckenia, pond weed, Potamogetonaceae
Swallenia, dune grass, Poaceae
Syagrus coronata, [adherent leaf bases form spiral up trunk], Brazil, Arecaceae
Symplocarpus, skunk cabbage, Araceae
Syngonanthus, syngonanthus, Eriocaulaceae
Syngonanthus chryanthus, "Mikado", indoor plant, Eriocaulaceae
Syngonium, syngonium, Araceae
Syringodium, Cymodoceaceae
T.
Tacca leontopetaloides, East Indian arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot, bat plant, Taccaceae
Taeniatherum, medusa head, Poaceae
Tetrachne, Poaceae
Tetramicra, wall flower orchid, Orchidaceae
Tetrapogon, Poaceae
Thalassia, thalassia, Hydrocharitaceae
Thalassodendron, Cymodoceaceae
Thalia, alligator-flag, Marantaceae
Thaumastochloa, Poaceae
Thaumatococcus, thaumatococcus, Marantaceae
Themeda, kangaroo grass, Poaceae
Thinopyrum, wheat grass, Poaceae
Thismia, thismia, Burmanniaceae
Thrinax excelsa, thatch palm, Jamaica, Arecaceae
Thrinax parviflora, Thatch palm, Broom palm, Jamaica, Arecaceae
Thrinax radiata, Florida thatch palm, Jamaica thatch palm, Florida, West Indies, Arecaceae
Thuarea, thuarea grass, Poaceae
Thyridolepis mulga, mitchell grass, Poaceae
Thysanolaena, Poaceae
Thysanotus, fringed lily, showy flowers, Liliaceae
Tigrida parvona, tigrada, Mexican shellflower, peacock flower, ornamental, Iridaceae
Tillandsia usneoides, air plant, Spanish moss, epiphyte, Bromeliaceae
Tinantia, tinantia, Commelinaceae
Tipularia, tipularia, Orchidaceae
Tofieldia, tofieldia, Liliaceae
Tolumnia, dancing-lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Tofieldia pusilla, false asphodel, Scottish asphodel, Scotch asphodel, Liliaceae
Torreyochloa, false manna grass, Poaceae
Trachycarpus fortunei, fan palms, Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm, Arecaceae
Trachypogon, crinkle lawn grass, Poaceae
Tradescantia andersonia, satin grass, cover plant, Commelinaceae
Tradescantia bicolor, (Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor, Setcreasea, Commelina zebrina), spiderwort, boat lily, cradle-lily, flowering inch plant, Moses-in-a-cradle, girl-on-a-swing, lady-on-a-hammock, oyster-plant, purple heart, spider-lily, edging plant, perennial herb, [the "self-stained" purple hairs on the stamens allow observation of movement of live cell contents], West Indies, Commelinaceae
Tradescantia spathacea, (Rhoeo spathacea, R. discolor), rhoeo, Moses-in-the-cradle, Moses-in-a-basket, oyster plant, Commelinaceae
Tradescantia zebrina, (T. fluminensis, T. pallida, Zebrina pendula), zebrina, wandering jew, Commelinaceae
Tragus, burr grass, Poaceae
Triantha racemosia, coastal false asphodel, Liliaceae
Tribolium, tribolium, Poaceae
Trichloris, Poaceae
Trichocentrum, Orchidaceae
Tricholaena, Poaceae
Trichoneura, Silveus' grass, Poaceae
Trichophorum, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Trichosalpinx, bonnet orchid, Orchidaceae
Tricyrtis, tricyrtis, Liliaceae
Tridens, tridens, Poaceae
Triglochin, arrow grass, Juncaginaceae
Trillium grandiflorum white trillium lily, Liliaceae
Trimezia, trimezia, Iridaceae
Triodia irritans, tussock grass, [known as "spinifex grass" but is not Spinifex], Poaceae
Triphora, nodding caps, Orchidaceae
Triplasis, sand grass, Poaceae
Tripogandra, tripogandra, Commelinaceae
Tripogon, five minute grass, Poaceae
Tripsacum, gama grass, Poaceae
Triraphis, Poaceae
Trisetum, oat grass, Poaceae
Tristagma, spring star, Liliaceae
Triteleia, triteleia, Liliaceae
Triteleiopsis, Baja lily, Liliaceae
Triticosecale, triticosecale, Poaceae
Triticum aestivum, "bread wheat", [vitamin E in wheat germ], edible grain, [hexaploid], Poaceae
Triticum turgidum, var. durum, durum wheat, edible grain, [tetraploid], Poaceae
Tropidia, tropidia, Orchidaceae
Tuctoria, spiral grass, Poaceae
Tulbaghia, wild garlic, Liliaceae
Tulipa, tulip, Liliaceae
Typha, bulrush, reedmace, cat tail, Typhaceae
U.
Uncinia, bird-catching sedge, Cyperaceae
Uniola, sea oats, Poaceae
Urginea, liver seed grass
Urginea, squill, liverseed grass, [herbal remedy but overdose is dangerous], Liliaceae
Urochloa mosambicensis, urochloa or sabi grass, pasture grass, signal grass, Poaceae
Uvularia, bell wort, Liliaceae
V.
Vahlodea, hair grass, Poaceae
Vallismena, eelgrass, tape grass, ribbon weed, puckweed, wild celery, Hydrocharitaceae
Vallisneria americana, tape grass, [American eelgrass but not "eel grass"], aquatic weed, Hydrocharitaceae
Vallisneria spiralis, , Hydrocharitaceae
Vanda, vanda, Orchidaceae
Vanilla planiflora, (V. fragrans), vanilla vine, Bourbon vanilla, Mexican vanilla, Reunion vanilla, Orchidaceae
Vanilla pompona, West Indian vanilla, vanillon, Pompona vanilla, Guadeloupe vanilla, Orchidaceae
Vanilla tahitensis, Tahiti vanilla, Orchidaceae
Vaseyochloa, Texas grass, Poaceae
Veitchia merrillii, Manila palm, Arecaceae
Ventenata, North Africa grass, Poaceae
Veratrum album, white hellebore, false hellebore, Liliaceae
Veratrum viride, green hellebore, alkaloid cevadine
Verschaffeitia splendida, Seychelles stilt palm, Seychelles, Arecaceae
Vetiveria zizanioides, (Andropogon muricatus), khus khus, khuskhus grass, vetiver, vetiveria grass, [vetivert oil, aromatic roots], Poaceae
Vossia, hippo grass, Poaceae
Vriesea, vriesea, Bromeliaceae
Vulpia, fescue, Poaceae
W.
Wachendorfia, wachendorfia, Haemodoraceae
Wallichia densiflora, Himalayas, Arecaceae
Washingtonia filifera, Petticoat palm, Desert fan palm, American cotton palm, USA, Arecaceae
Washingtonia robusta, washington palm, Mexican washingtonia, skyduster, [very tall distictive palm for parks], Mexico, Arecaceae
Watsonia, bugle-lily, ornamental, Iridaceae
Websteria, algal bulrush, Cyperaceae
Whiteochloa, Poaceae
Willkommia, willkommia, Poaceae
Wodyetia bifurcata, Queensland, Arecaceae
Wolffia arrhiza, duckweed, water meal, [smallest known flowering plants], Lemnaceae
Wolffiella, bog mat, Lemnaceae
Wullschlaegelia, wullschlaegelia, Orchidaceae
X.
Xanthorrhoea, blackboy, grass tree, Australia, slow-growing and long-lived, grass-like leaves, [woody monocotyledon, produce resin, prolonged basal growth from basal meristematic region], Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthosoma sagittifolium, tannia, tana, Chinese taro, taro tarua, taro Futuna, daloni, "Kong Kong Taro", yautia, "cocoyam", elephant's ear, tropical America, [yam-like tuber, arrowhead-shaped leaves], Araceae
Xerophyllum, bear grass, Liliaceae
Xiphidium, xiphidium, Haemodoraceae
Xylobium, Orchidaceae
Xyris, yellow eyed grass, Xyridaceae
Y.
Yucca filimentosa, yucca, jucca, poisonous, dry regions of North America, ornamental, [woody monocotyledon][the yucca moth Pronuba yuccasella, transfers pollen for fertilization, lays eggs in the ovules, and eats only some of the ovules], Agavaceae
Z.
Zannichellia, horned pond weed, Zannichelliaceae
Zantedeschia aethiopica, [and hybrids], arum lily, white callas, calla lily, pig lily, Southern Africa, perennial herb, ornamental, [usually a showy white funnel-shaped spathe with central finger-like spadix, poisonous], Araceae
Zantedeschia childsiana, dwarf arum lily, Araceae
Zea mays, maize, sweet corn, Indian corn, “corn”, mealy, Central America, vegetable, corn oil, edible grain, [E415 xanthan gum from fermentation, zeaxanthin causes yellow colour, vascular bundles scattered irregularly throughout the stem, terminal panicles with solitary "ears", stamens used as soothing diuretic], Poaceae
Zea mays, subspecies mays, flint corn, [used for popcorn], Poaceae
Zephyranthes, rain lily, zephyr lily, Amaryllidaceae
Zephyranthes atamasco, Amaryllidaceae
Zephyranthes citrina, Amaryllidaceae
Zephyranthes grandiflora, (Z. rosea), Amaryllidaceae
Zephyranthes tubispatha, Amaryllidaceae
Zeuxine, zeuxine, Orchidaceae
Zigadenus, death camas, Liliaceae
Zingeria, Poaceae
Zingiber officinale, garden ginger, Jamaica ginger, Zingiberaceae
Zingiber spectabilis, beehive ginger, garden plant, beehive-shaped long-lasting flowers, Zingiberaceae
Zizania aquatica, wild rice, Indian rice, vegetable, North America, grows, marshes, Poaceae
Zizaniopsis, cut grass, Poaceae
Zostera, eel grass, seawrack Zosteraceae
Zoysia matrella Manila grass, Poaceae
Zoyzia tenuifolia, mascarene grass, Korean grass, Solomon Islands and Japan, Meyeri, [lawn grass],Poaceae
Family names, monocotyledons, based on APG-II 2003
Acoraceae, Calamus family
Agavaceae, Century-plant family, (Synonym: Anthericaceae), Alismataceae, Water-plantain family
Liliaceae, (Liliaceae with inferior ovary), (Synonym: Liliaceae), Aloaceae, Aloe family
Alliaceae, Allium and Agapanthus
Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, (Not Liliaceae), Aponogetonaceae, Cape-pondweed family
Araceae, Arum family
Arecaceae, Palm family, (Synonym: Palmae), Asparagaceae, Asparagus family, (Synonym: Hyacinthaceae), Asteliaceae, Astelia family
Bromeliaceae, Bromeliad family
Burmanniaceae, Burmannia family
Butomaceae, Flowering Rush family
Cannaceae, Canna family
Colchicaceae, Colchicum family
Commelinaceae, Spiderwort family
Costaceae, Costus family
Cyclanthaceae, Panama hat family
Cymodoceaceae, Manatee-grass family
Cyperaceae, Sedge family
Dioscoreaceae, Yam family
Eriocaulaceae, Pipewort family
Flagellariaceae, Flagellaria family
Haemodoraceae, Bloodwort family
Hanguanaceae, Hanguana family
Heliconiaceae, Heliconia family
Hydrocharitaceae, Tape-grass family
Hypoxidaceae, Hypoxia family
Iridaceae, Iris family
Juncaceae, Rush family
Juncaginaceae, Arrow-grass family
Laxmanniaceae, Cordyline family
Liliaceae, Lily family, (superior ovary), Limnocharitaceae, Water-poppy family
Lowiaceae, Orchidantha family
Marantaceae, Prayer-Plant family
Mayacaceae, Mayaca family
Melanthiaceae, Trillium family
Musaceae, Banana family
Nartheciaceae, Narthecium family
Orchidaceae, Orchid family
Pandanaceae, Screw-pine family
Philydraceae, Philydraceae family
Poaceae, Grass family, (Synonym: Gramineae), Pontederiaceae, Water-Hyacinth family
Potamogetonaceae, Pondweed family
Ruscaceae, Ruscus family, (Synonyms: Convallariaceae, Dracaenaceae), Scheuchzeriaceae, Scheuchzeria family
Smilacaceae, Catbrier family
Strelitziaceae, Bird of paradise flower family
Taccaceae, Tacca family
Themidaceae, Dichelostemma family
Triuridaceae, Triurus family
Typhaceae, Cat-tail family
Xanthorrhoeaceae, Xanthorrhoea family, (Synonym: Hemerocallidaceae), Xyridaceae, Yellow-eyed Grass family
Zingiberaceae, Ginger family
Zosteraceae, Eel-grass family