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Northern Utah's Flowering Plant Families

he data presented here are derived from Shaw (1989). They are not guaranteed for accuracy (because of my counting ability, not Shaw's treatment). My purpose in providing the list is simply to provide an idea of the relative abundance of the various flowering plant families in northern Utah. They are listed in order of the number of their species. For families with an equal number of species, those with more native species are listed first. For an alphabetical listing of the families, click here. Some of the families are linked to descriptive material (or will be shortly).

Rank	Group	Family	Native Species	Introduced Species	Total Species
1	Dicot	Asteraceae	222	53	275
2	Monocot	Poaceae	121	51	172
3	Dicot	Brassicaceae	71	45	116
4	Monocot	Cyperaceae	95	0	95
5	Dicot	Fabaceae	62	27	89
6	Dicot	Scrophulariaceae	63	14	77
7	Dicot	Rosaceae	47	30	77
8	Dicot	Ranunculaceae	43	7	50
9	Dicot	Boraginaceae	39	10	49
10	Dicot	Caryophyllaceae	27	19	46
11	Dicot	Apiaceae	36	4	40
12	Dicot	Polygonaceae	31	9	40
13	Monocot	Liliaceae	25	13	38
14	Dicot	Chenopodiaceae	25	9	34
15	Dicot	Onagraceae	32	1	33
16	Dicot	Lamiaceae	13	17	30
17	Dicot	Polemoniaceae	28	1	29
18	Dicot	Salicaceae	22	4	26
19	Monocot	Juncaceae	24	0	24
20	Dicot	Caprifoliaceae	8	16	24
21	Dicot	Saxifragaceae	19	1	20
22	Monocot	Orchidaceae	19	0	19
23	Dicot	Solanaceae	2	16	18
24	Dicot	Malvaceae	9	6	15
25	Dicot	Euphorbiaceae	4	11	15
26	Monocot	Potamogetonaceae	13	1	14
27	Dicot	Ericaceae	12	1	13
28	Dicot	Primulaceae	11	2	13
29	Dicot	Crassulaceae	5	8	13
30	Dicot	Aceraceae	3	10	13
31	Dicot	Hydrophyllaceae	11	1	12
32	Dicot	Gentianaceae	11	0	11
33	Dicot	Oleaceae	0	11	11
34	Dicot	Portulacaceae	8	2	10
35	Monocot	Iridaceae	2	8	10
36	Dicot	Grossulariaceae	9	0	9
37	Dicot	Violaceae	8	1	9
38	Dicot	Rubiaceae	7	2	9
39	Dicot	Pyrolaceae	8	0	8
40	Monocot	Lemnaceae	7	0	7
41	Dicot	Asclepiadaceae	6	1	7
42	Dicot	Cuscutaceae	6	1	7
43	Dicot	Geraniaceae	5	2	7
44	Dicot	Apocynaceae	3	4	7
45	Dicot	Betulaceae	2	5	7
46	Dicot	Celastraceae	1	6	7
47	Dicot	Papaveraceae	1	6	7
48	Dicot	Cactaceae	6	0	6
49	Dicot	Plantaginaceae	5	1	6
50	Dicot	Valerianaceae	4	2	6
51	Dicot	Anacardiaceae	3	3	6
52	Dicot	Berberidaceae	1	5	6
53	Dicot	Fagaceae	1	5	6
54	Dicot	Ulmaceae	1	5	6
55	Dicot	Cucurbitaceae	0	6	6
56	Dicot	Amaranthaceae	0	6	6
57	Dicot	Campanulaceae	4	1	5
58	Dicot	Fumariaceae	3	2	5
59	Dicot	Hydrangiaceae	2	3	5
60	Monocot	Amaryllidaceae	0	5	5
61	Monocot	Sparganiaceae	4	0	4
62	Dicot	Orobanchaceae	4	0	4
63	Dicot	Viscaceae	4	0	4
64	Dicot	Nyctaginaceae	3	1	4
65	Dicot	Rhamnaceae	3	1	4
66	Dicot	Convolvulaceae	3	2	5
67	Dicot	Araliaceae	0	4	4
68	Dicot	Gesneriaceae	0	4	0
69	Dicot	Hippocastanaceae	0	4	4
70	Dicot	Tiliaceae	0	4	4
71	Monocot	Juncaginaceae	3	0	3
72	Monocot	Typhaceae	3	0	3
73	Dicot	Callitrichaceae	3	0	3
74	Dicot	Capparaceae	3	0	3
75	Dicot	Lentibulariaceae	3	0	3
76	Dicot	Loasaceae	3	0	3
77	Dicot	Clusiaceae	2	1	3
78	Dicot	Eleagnaceae	2	1	3
79	Dicot	Linaceae	2	1	3
80	Dicot	Lythraceae	1	2	3
81	Monocot	Agavaceae	0	3	3
82	Monocot	Alismataceae	0	3	3
83	Monocot	Commelinaceae	0	3	3
84	Dicot	Juglandaceae	0	3	3
85	Dicot	Vitaceae	0	3	3
86	Dicot	Bignoniaceae	0	3	3
87	Dicot	Caesalpinaceae	0	3	3
88	Monocot	Hydrocharitaceae	2	0	2
89	Dicot	Elatinaceae	2	0	2
90	Dicot	Urticaceae	2	0	2
91	Monocot	Najadaceae	1	1	2
92	Dicot	Cannabaceae	1	1	2
93	Dicot	Haloragaceae	1	1	2
94	Dicot	Paeoniaceae	1	1	2
95	Dicot	Dipsaceae	0	2	2
96	Dicot	Magnoliaceae	0	2	2
97	Dicot	Oxalidaceae	0	2	2
98	Dicot	Platanaceae	0	2	2
99	Dicot	Verbenaceae	0	2	2
100	Dicot	Begoniaceae	0	2	2
101	Monocot	Ruppiaceae	1	0	1
102	Monocot	Zannichelliaceae	1	0	1
103	Dicot	Ceratophyllaceae	1	0	1
104	Dicot	Cornaceae	1	0	1
105	Dicot	Crossomataceae	1	0	1
106	Dicot	Hippuridaceae	1	0	1
107	Dicot	Limnanthaceae	1	0	1
108	Dicot	Menyanthaceae	1	0	1
109	Dicot	Nymphaceae	1	0	1
110	Dicot	Santalaceae	1	0	1
111	Monocot	Cannaceae	0	1	1
112	Dicot	Sapindaceae	0	1	1
113	Dicot	Moraceae	0	1	1
114	Dicot	Simaroubaceae	0	1	1
115	Dicot	Tamaricaceae	0	1	1
116	Dicot	Tropaeolaceae	0	1	1
117	Dicot	Zygophyllaceae	0	1	1
118	Dicot	Acanthaceae	0	1	1
119	Dicot	Aizoaceae	0	1	1
120	Dicot	Balsaminaceae	0	1	1
121	Dicot	Buddlejaceae	0	1	1

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