1. Master Gardener Training
Botany In A Day
Master Gardener Training

2. Kingdom - Plantae Division (-phyta) Class (-eae, opsida)
Subclass (-ae)
Order (-ales)
Family (-aceae)
Subfamily (-ae)
Tribe (-eae)
Genus
Species

3. Classification Division – Angiospermophyta Class – Dictyledoneae
Subclass – Asteridae
Order – Polemoniales
Family – Solanaceae
Genus – Lycopersicon
Species - esculentum

4. Spore Plants without a Vascular System (internal plumbing)
Mosses
Hornworts
Liverworts

5. Spore Plants with a Vascular System
Ferns and their allies

6. Plants with Seeds
Gymnosperms “naked seeds”

7. Flowering Plants with Seeds Enclosed in an Ovary

8. Divisions of the Plant Kingdom

11. Pin the Petal on the Petunia

12. Learning Plants by Families

13. Key Words:4 petals and 6 stamens – 4 tall and 2 short.
Brassicaceae

14. Brassicaceae
Pg 141
Broccoli
Horseradish
Rapeseed
Sweet alyssum

15. Key Words: Square stalks and opposite leaves, often aromatic.
Lamiaceae

16. Lamiaceae
Pg 232
Lavender
Coleus
Cat’s Whiskers
Catnip
Mexican sage

17. Fabaceae
Key Words: Banner, wings, keel. Pea-like pods, often with pinnate leaves.

18. Fabaceae
Cassia
Coral Bean
Powderpuff

19. Key Words: Flowers with parts in threes
Key Words: Flowers with parts in threes. Sepals and petals usually identical.
Liliaceae

20. Liliaceae
Pg 275
Peace Lily
Daylily
Tulip
Society Garlic
Liriope

21. Key words: 5 Separate petals and a column of stamens
Key words: 5 Separate petals and a column of stamens. Mucilaginous texture.
Malvaceae

22. Malvaceae
Pg. 280
Caesar's Weed
Hibiscus
Okra
Turk’s Cap

23. Key Words: Composite Flowers in disk-like heads.
Asteraceae

24. Asteraceae
Pg 115
Marigold
Blanket-Flower
Sunflower
Liatris
Thistle

25. Apiaceae
Key Words: Compound Umbels. Usually hollow flower stalks.

26. Apiaceae

27. Caprifoliacece pg 139

28. Caprifoliacece pg 153 Coral Honeysuckle Walters Viburnum
Sweet Viburnum

29. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Solanaceae
Pg 425
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

30. Identifying by Family Patterns
Use Horticulture books that identify by family
Use a Key
Center
go to plant information databases
Tree or shrub fact sheets
Look up under common, scientific or family