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 When life and living things are considered, nothing else is so basic as the plant families . All other life is directly or indirectly dependent upon the green plants for sustenance.
An intimate knowledge of plants is necessary for many vocational fields. Culture demands some knowledge
of plants. Everyone may find interest and relaxation in studying plant families, and applying the information to their own gardens.
Plant Families: Total Number of Plants
The total number of plants known to science is so
great that a lifetime would scarcely suffice for
one to learn to recognize all of them. Plant Families,
which are aggregations of similar plants, makes
a unit highly important for study. The number of
plant families in the plant kingdom is sufficiently small
that with a reasonable amount of study one can place
most of the plants he sees anywhere in their proper
plant family and understand them much better. In
our judgment, no other division offers as good possibilities
for a broad general understanding of plants and animals
as the family group. It is for this reason that this
web site on plant families has been created..
Picture Key Resources for Plant Families
The Pictured-Key plant family resources provided here are not
based on new research. The effort instead has been
to take the important facts of plants and animals
and group the plant families in a basic format for the beginner. in "Plant
Families" all
groups of plants have been considered and one or
more plants used as examples of each family. Species
of plants commonly seen have been chosen wherever
possible for these examples. Some plant families of small
consequence have been purposely omitted in the interests
of making the plant family keys easier to handle. With such a
large field to cover, space has not permitted much
to be said about any one plant. If you are especially interested In some particular
group of plants, you will need to refer to one of
the many excellent books or websites available.
LINKS & RESOURCES
PLANT FAMILES SITE MAP
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