Families and Genera of the Flora of New Jersey
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Lycopodiales
- Isoetaceae
- Isoetes
- Lycopodiaceae
- Dendrolycopodium
- Diphasiastrum
- Huperzia
- Lycopodiella
- Lycopodium
- Pseudolycopodiella
- Spinulum
- Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella
Ferns
- Aspleniaceae
- Asplenium (includes Camptosorus and Phyllitis)
- Azollaceae
- Azolla
- Blechnaceae
- Woodwardia
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Dennstaedtia
- Pteridium
- Dryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris
- Polystichum
- Equisetaceae
- Equisetum
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Hymenophyllum
- Trichomanes
- Lygodiaceae
- Lygodium
- Marsileaceae
- Marsilea
- Onocleaceae
- Matteuccia
- Onoclea
- Ophioglossaceae
- Botrychium
- Botrypus
- Ophiglossum
- Sceptridium
- Osmundaceae
- Osmunda
- Polypodiaceae
- Polypodium
- Pteridaceae
- Adiantum
- Cheilanthes
- Cryptogramma
- Pellaea
- Schizaeaceae
- Schizaea
- Thelypteridaceae
- Phegopteris
- Thelypteris
- Woodsiaceae
- Athyrium
- Cystopteris
- Deparia
- Diplazium
- Gymnocarpium
- Woodsia
Gymnosperms
- Cupressaceae
- Chamaecyparis
- Cupressus
- Juniperus
- Taxodium
- Thuja
- Ginkgoaceae
- Ginkgo
- Pinaceae
- Abies
- Larix
- Picea
- Pinus
- Tsuga
- Taxaceae
- Taxus
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
- Acanthaceae
- Justicia
- Ruellia
- Aceraceae (See Sapindaceae)
- Sambucus
- Viburnum
- Sesuvium
- Trianthema
- Liquidambar
- Alternanthera
- Amaranthus
- Atriplex
- Bassia
- Celosia
- Chenopodium
- Corispermum
- Cycloloma
- Digera
- Dysphania
- Froelichia
- Salicornia
- Sarcocornia
- Suaeda
- Cotinus
- Rhus
- Toxicodendron
- Asimina
- Aegopodium
- Aethusa
- Anethum
- Angelica
- Anthriscus
- Apium
- Bifora
- Bupheurum
- Carum
- Centella
- Chaerophyllum
- Cicuta
- Conioselinum
- Conium
- Coriandrum
- Cryptotaenia
- Daucus
- Eryngium
- Foeniculum
- Heracleum
- Lilaeopsis
- Osmorhiza
- Oxypolis
- Pastinaca
- Pimpinella
- Ptilimnium
- Sanicula
- Scandix
- Sium
- Spermolepis
- Taenidia
- Thaspium
- Torilis
- Zizia
- Amsonia
- Apocynum
- Asclepias
- Cynanchum
- Periploca
- Vinca
- Ilex (includes Nemopanthus)
- Aralia
- Hedera
- Hydrocotyle (formerly in Apiaceae)
- Panax
- Aristolochia
- Asarum
- Endodeca (formerly under Aristolochia serpentaria)
- Acanthospermum
- Achillea
- Acmella
- Ageratina (formerly under Eupatorium)
- Ambrosia
- Anaphalis
- Antennaria
- Anthemis
- Arctium
- Arnica
- Arnoglossum (formerly under Cacalia)
- Artemisia
- Aster
- Baccharis
- Bellis
- Bidens
- Boltonia
- Brickellia (formerly under Kuhnia)
- Carduus
- Centaurea
- Chondrilla
- Chrysopsis
- Cichorium
- Cirsium
- Conoclinium (formerly under Eupatorium)
- Conyza
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Crepis
- Dittrichia
- Doellingeria (formerly under Aster)
- Echinacea
- Eclipita
- Elephantopsis
- Erechtites
- Erigeron
- Eupatorium
- Eurybia (formerly under Aster)
- Euthamia
- Eutrochium (formerly under Eupatorium)
- Filago
- Galinsoga
- Gamochaeta
- Gnaphalium
- Grindelia
- Guizotia
- Hasteola (formerly under Cacalia)
- Helenium
- Helianthus
- Heliopsis
- Heterotheca
- Hieracium
- Hypochaeris
- Inula
- Ionactis (formerly under Aster)
- Iva
- Ixeris
- Krigia
- Lactuca
- Lapsana
- Leontodon
- Leucanthemum (formerly under Chrysanthemum)
- Liatris
- Matricaria
- Mikania
- Oclemena (formerly under Aster)
- Oligoneuron (formerly under Solidago)
- Onopordum
- Packera (formerly under Seneico)
- Parthenium
- Petasites
- Picris
- Pityopsis (formerly under Chrysopsis)
- Pluchea
- Prenanthes
- Pseudognaphalium (formerly under Gnaphalium)
- Ratibida
- Reichardia
- Rudbeckia
- Sclerolepis
- Senecio
- Sericocarpus (formerly under Aster)
- Silphium
- Smallanthus (formerly under Polymnia)
- Solidago
- Sonchus
- Symphyotrichum (formerly under Aster)
- Tanacetum
- Taraxacum
- Tragopogon
- Tripleurospermum
- Tussilago
- Verbesina
- Vernonia
- Xanthium
- Impatiens
- Berberis
- Caulophyllum
- Jeffersonia
- Mahonia
- Podophyllum
- Alnus
- Betula
- Carpinus
- Corylus
- Ostrya
- Campsis
- Catalpa
- Anchusa
- Asperugo
- Borago
- Buglossoides
- Cynoglossum
- Echium
- Ellisia
- Hackelia
- Heliotropium
- Hydrophyllum
- Lappula
- Lithospermum
- Mertensia
- Myosotis
- Onosmodium
- Symphytum
- Alliaria
- Alyssum
- Arabidopsis
- Arabis
- Armoracia
- Barbarea
- Berteroa
- Boechera (formerly under Arabis)
- Brassica
- Bunias
- Cakile
- Camelina
- Capsella
- Cardamine
- Cleome
- Coincya
- Conringia
- Descuraninia
- Diplotaxis
- Draba
- Eruca
- Erucastrum
- Erysimum
- Hesperis
- Iodanthus
- Isatis
- Lepidium (includes Cardaria and Coronopus)
- Lobularia
- Microthlaspi (formerly under Thlaspi)
- Nasturtium (separated from Rorippa again)
- Neobeckia
- Neslia
- Polanisia
- Raphanus
- Rapistrum
- Rorippa
- Sinapis
- Sisymbrium
- Teesdalia
- Thlaspi
- Turritis (formerly included under Arabis)
- Buxus
- Pachysandra
- Brasenia
- Cabomba
- Opuntia
- Acicarpha
- Campanula
- Campanulastrum
- Jasione
- Lobelia
- Triodanis
- Cannabis
- Celtis (formerly in Celtidaceae)
- Humulus
- Lonicera
- Symphoricarpos
- Trioseteum
- Agrostemma
- Arenaria
- Cerastium
- Dianthus
- Gypsophila
- Herniaria
- Holosteum
- Honckenya
- Minuartia
- Moehringia
- Myosoton
- Paronychia
- Petrorhagia
- Sagina
- Saponaria
- Scleranthus
- Silene (includes Lychnis)
- Spergula
- Spergularia
- Stellaria
- Vaccaria
- Celastrus
- Euonymus
- Ceratophyllum
- Crocanthemum (formerly under Helianthemum)
- Hudsonia (Note: H. tomentosa may warrant a separate generic status)
- Lechea
- Clethra
- Calystegia
- Convolvulus
- Cuscuta
- Ipomoea
- Stylisma
- Cornus
- Hylotelephium (formerly in Sedum)
- Sedum
- Citrullus
- Echinocystis
- Sicyos
- Pyxidanthera
- Diervilla
- Dipsacus
- Knautia
- Scabiosa
- Dionaea
- Drosera
- Diospyros
- Elaeagnus
- Elatine
- Andromeda
- Arctostaphylos
- Calluna
- Chamaedaphne
- Chimaphila
- Corema (formerly in Empetraceae)
- Erica
- Eubotrys
- Gaultheria
- Gaylussacia
- Hypopitys
- Kalmia (now includes Leiophyllum)
- Ledum??
- Lyonia
- Monotropa
- Orthilia
- Pyrola
- Rhododendron
- Vaccinium
- Acalypha
- Chamaesyce
- Croton (now includes Crotonopsis)
- Euphorbia
- Mercurialis
- Ricinus
- Aeschynomene
- Albizia
- Amorpha
- Amphicarpaea
- Apios
- Arachis
- Astragalus
- Baptisia
- Centrosema
- Cercis
- Chamaecrista (formerly under Cassia)
- Clitoria
- Colutea
- Coronilla (See Securigera)
- Crotalaria
- Cytisus
- Desmodium
- Galactia
- Genista
- Gleditsia
- Glycine
- Gymnocladus
- Kummerowia
- Lathyrus
- Lens
- Lespedeza
- Lotus
- Lupinus
- Medicago
- Melilotus
- Onobrychis
- Phaseolus
- Pueraria
- Robinia
- Securigera
- Senna
- Strophostyles
- Stylosanthes
- Tephrosia
- Thermopsis
- Trifolium
- Vicia
- Wisteria
- Castanea
- Fagus
- Quercus
- Adumia
- Capnoides (formerly under Corydalis sempervirens)
- Corydalis
- Dicentra
- Fumaria
- Bartonia
- Centaurium
- Gentiana
- Gentianella
- Gentianopsis
- Obolaria
- Sabatia
- Erodium
- Geranium
- Ribes
- Myriophyllum
- Proserpinaca
- Hamamelis
- Deutzia
- Hydrangea
- Philadelphus
- Hypericum
- Triadenum
- Itea (formerly under Saxfragaceae or Grossulariaceae)
- Carya
- Juglans
- Agastache
- Ajuga
- Chaiturus
- Clinopodium (including Acinos, Calamintha and Satureja)
- Collinsonia
- Cunila
- Dracocephalum
- Elsholtzia
- Galeopsis
- Glechoma
- Hedeoma
- Hyssopus
- Lamium
- Leonurus
- Lycopus
- Marrubium
- Melissa
- Mentha
- Monarda
- Nepeta
- Origanum
- Perilla
- Physostegia
- Prunella
- Pycnanthemum
- Salvia
- Scutellaria
- Stachys
- Teucrium
- Thymus
- Trichostema
- Akebia
- Lindera
- Sassafras
- Utricularia
- Parnassia
- Floerkea
- Linum
- Ammannia
- Cuphea
- Decodon
- Lythrum
- Rotala
- Trapa (formerly under Trapaceae)
- Liriodendron
- Magnolia
- Abutilon
- Alcea
- Althaea
- Anoda
- Gossypium
- Hibiscus
- Kosteletzkya
- Malva
- Malvastrum
- Sida
- Sphaeralcea
- Tilia (formerly under Tiliaceae)
- Rhexia
- Menispermum
- Menyanthes
- Nymphoides
- Mollugo
- Broussonetia
- Maclura
- Morus
- Comptonia
- Morella (formerly under Myrica)
- Myrica
- Anagallis (formerly in Primulaceae)
- Glaux (formerly in Primulaceae)
- Lysimachia (formerly in Primulaceae)
- Trientalis (formerly in Primulaceae)
- Nelumbo
- Mirabilis
- Nuphar
- Nymphaea
- Nyssa
- Chionanthus
- Forsythia
- Fraxinus
- Jasminum
- Ligustrum
- Syringa
- Chamerion (formerly under Epilobium)
- Circaea
- Epilobium
- Gaura
- Ludwigia
- Oenothera
- Agalinis
- Aureolaria
- Buchnera
- Castilleja
- Conopholis
- Epifagus
- Melampyrum
- Orobanche
- Pedicularis
- Schwalbea
- Oxalis
- Argemone
- Chelidonium
- Glaucium
- Macleaya
- Papaver
- Sanguinaria
- Paulownia
- Penthorum
- Lindernia (formerly under Scrophulariaceae)
- Mazus (formerly under Scrophulariaceae)
- Micranthemum (formerly under Scrophulariaceae)
- Mimulus (formerly under Scrophulariaceae)
- Phryma
- Phytolacca
- Callitriche (formerly under Callitrichaceae)
- Chaenorrhinus
- Chelone
- Collinsia
- Cymbalaria
- Digitalis
- Gratiola
- Kickxia
- Leucospora
- Limosella
- Linaria
- Misopates
- Nuttallanthus
- Penstemon
- Plantago
- Scoparia
- Veronica
- Veronicastrum
- Platanus
- Limonium
- Podostemum
- Ipomopsis
- Phlox
- Polemonium
- Polygala
- Emex
- Fagopyrum
- Fallopia (formerly under Polygonum)
- Persicaria (formerly under Polygonum)
- Polygonella
- Polygonum
- Reynoutria (formerly under Polygonum)
- Rumex
- Claytonia
- Portulaca
- Hottonia
- Actaea (includes Cimicifuga)
- Anemone (includes Hepatica)
- Anemonella (formerly under Thalictrum)
- Aquilegia
- Caltha
- Clematis
- Consolida
- Coptis
- Eranthis
- Helleborus
- Hydrastis
- Ranunculus
- Thalictrum
- Trollius
- Reseda
- Ceanothus
- Frangula
- Rhamnus
- Agrimonia
- Amelanchier
- Aphanes
- Aronia
- Arunus
- Comarum (formerly under Potentilla)
- Crataegus
- Dalibarda
- Dasiphora (formerly under Potentilla)
- Filipendula
- Fragaria
- Geum
- Gillenia
- Malus
- Physocarpus
- Potentilla (includes Duchesnea)
- Prunus
- Pyrus
- Rhodotypos
- Rosa
- Rubus
- Sanguisorba
- Sibbaldiopsis (formerly in Potentilla)
- Sorbaria
- Sorbus
- Spiraea
- Waldsteinia
- Cephalanthus
- Diodia
- Galium
- Houstonia
- Mitchella
- Oldenlandia
- Richardia
- Sherardia
- Ptelea
- Ruta
- Zanthoxylum
- Populus
- Salix
- Comandra
- Phoradendron
- Acer (formerly under Aceraceae)
- Aesculus (formerly under Hippocastanaceae)
- Cardiospermum
- Sarracenia
- Saururus
- Chrysosplenium
- Heuchera
- Mitella
- Saxifraga
- Tiarella
- Buddleja (formerly under Buddlejaceae)
- Scrophularia
- Verbascum
- Ailanthus
- Atropa
- Datura
- Hyoscyamus
- Lycium
- Nicandra
- Nicotiana
- Petunia
- Physalis
- Solanum
- Staphylea
- Halesia
- Tamarix
- Polypremum (formerly under Loganiaceae)
- Samolus
- Dirca
- Ulmus
- Boehmeria
- Laportea
- Parietaria
- Pilea
- Urtica
- Valeriana
- Valerianella
- Phyla
- Verbena
- Hybanthus
- Viola
- Ampelopsis
- Parthenocissus
- Vitis
- Tribulus
Angiosperms: Monocots
- Acoraceae
- Acorus
- Agavaceae
- Hosta
- Yucca
- Alismataceae
- Alisma
- Echinodorus
- Sagittaria
- Alliaceae
- Allium
- Amaryllidaceae
- Galanthus
- Narcissus
- Araceae
- Arisaema
- Calla
- Lemna (formerly under Lemnaceae); Lemnoideae
- Orontium
- Peltandra
- Pinellia
- Pistia
- Spirodela (formerly under Lemnaceae) Lemnoideae
- Symplocarpus
- Wolffia (formerly under Lemnaceae) Lemnoideae
- Wolffiella (formerly under Lemnaceae) Lemnoideae
- Asparagaceae
- Asparagus
- Colchicaceae
- Uvularia (formerly under Liliaceae; others put it under the Uvulariaceae)
- Commelinaceae
- Commelina
- Tradescantia
- Cyperaceae
- Bolboschoenus (formerly under Scirpus and then Schoenoplectus)
- Bulbostylis
- Carex
- Cladium
- Cyperus
- Dulichium
- Eleocharis
- Eriophorum
- Fimbristylis
- Fuirena
- Isolepis
- Kyllinga
- Lipocarpha (includes Hemicarpha)
- Rhychospora
- Schoenoplectus (formerly under Scirpus)
- Scirpus
- Scleria
- Trichophorum (formerly under Scirpus)
- Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea
- Eriocaulaceae
- Eriocaulon
- Haemodoraceae
- Lachnanthes
- Hemerocallidaceae
- Hemerocallis
- Hostaceae (APG puts this under Agavaceae)
- Hyacinthaceae
- Muscari
- Ornithogalum
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Egeria
- Elodea
- Limnobium
- Najas
- Vallisneria
- Hypoxidaceae (formerly in Liliaceae)
- Hypoxis
- Iridaceae
- Iris
- Sisyrinchium
- Juncaceae
- Juncus
- Luzula
- Juncaginaceae
- Triglochin
- Lemnaceae (See Araceae)
- Liliaceae
- Clintonia
- Erythronium
- Lilium
- Medeola
- Streptopus
- Melanthiaceae (formerly under Liliaceae)
- Amianthemum
- Chamaelirium
- Helonias
- Stenanthium (one species formerly under Zigadenus)
- Trillium
- Veratrum
- Xerophyllum
- Najadaceae (APG puts it under the Hydrocharitaceae)
- Nartheciaceae (formerly under Liliaceae)
- Aletris
- Lophiola
- Narthecium
- Orchidaceae
- Arethusa
- Calopogon
- Cleistes
- Coeloglossum
- Corallorhiza
- Cypripedium
- Epipactis
- Galearis
- Goodyera
- Isotria
- Liparis
- Listera
- Malaxis
- Platanthera
- Pogonia
- Spiranthes
- Tipularia
- Triphora
- Poaceae (formerly Graminae)
- Agrostis
- Aira
- Alopecurus
- Ammophila
- Amphicarpum
- Andropogon
- Anthoxanthum
- Aristida
- Arrhenatherum
- Arthraxon
- Arundinaria
- Avena
- Bouteloua
- Brachyelytrum
- Brachypodium
- Briza
- Bromus
- Calamogrostis
- Calamovilfa
- Catapodium
- Cenchrus
- Chasmanthium
- Chloris
- Cinna
- Coelorachis
- Coix
- Cortaderia
- Ctenium
- Cynodon
- Cynosurus
- Dactylis
- Dactyloctenium
- Danthonia
- Deschampsia
- Dichanthelium
- Digitaria
- Distichlis
- Echinochloa
- Eleusine
- Elymus
- Eragrostis
- Festuca
- Glyceria
- Gymnopogon
- Helictotrichon
- Hierochloe
- Holcus
- Hordeum
- Lagurus
- Leersia
- Leptochloa
- Lolium
- Melica
- Microstegium
- Milium
- Miscanthus
- Molinia
- Muhlenbergia
- Oryzopsis
- Panicum
- Parapholis
- Paspalum
- Pennisetum
- Phalaris
- Phleum
- Phragmites
- Phyllostachys
- Piptatherum
- Piptochaetium
- Poa
- Polypogon
- Pseudosasa
- Puccinellia
- Saccharum (formerly under Erianthus)
- Sacciolepis
- Schedonorus (formerly under Festuca and Lolium)
- Schizachne
- Schizachyrium
- Secale
- Setaria
- Sorghastrum
- Sorghum
- Spartina
- Sphenopholis
- Sporobolus
- Thinopyrum
- Torreyochloa
- Tragus
- Tridens
- Triplasis
- Tripsacum
- Trisetum
- Triticum
- Urochloa
- Vulpia
- Zea
- Zizania
- Pontederiaceae
- Heteranthera
- Pontederia
- Potamogetonaceae
- Potamogeton
- Stuckenia (formerly under Potamogeton)
- Zannichellia
- Ruppiaceae
- Ruppia
- Ruscaceae (formerly under Liliaceae)
- Convallaria
- Maianthemum
- Polygonatum
- Scheuchzeriaceae
- Scheuchzeria
- Smilacaceae
- Smilax
- Tofieldiaceae
- Triantha (formerly under Tofieldia)
- Trilliaceae (formerly under Liliaceae) (APG puts it under Melanthiaceae)
- Typhaceae
- Sparganium
- Typha
- Xyridaceae
- Xyris
- Zannichelliaceae (APG puts it under Potamogetonaceae)
- Zosteraceae
- Zostera
