Major Angiosperm Clades

Basal Angiosperms

The Eudicots Basal Angiosperms The eudicots are separated from all other angiosperms by a special pollen form.

The Eudicots The eudicots are separated from all other angiosperms by a special pollen form. Eudicot pollen has three apertures. Tricolpate pollen

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Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family

Podophyllum peltatum mayapple

Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family http://www.plantsystematics.org/ http://www.floridata.com/ref/m/maho_bea.cfm Berberis bealei mahonia 1

Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family http://www.plantsystematics.org/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:nandina_domestica_rjb.jpg Nandina domestica nandina; heavenly bamboo 1,3

Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh 4

Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family http://www.plantsystematics.org/ http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs /chesapeake/plant/1983.htm Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh 4

Eudicots Ranunculales -Berberidaceae - barberry family http://www.plantsystematics.org/ Podophyllum peltatum mayapple

Eudicots Ranunculales Papaveraceae Entire to lobed to dissected. Sometimes spiny.

Eudicots Ranunculales -Papaveraceae poppy family Fruits: Capsule or nut

Eudicots Ranunculales -Papaveraceae poppy family http://www.aphotoflora.com http://www.aphotoflora.com Papaver dubium orange poppy 1

Eudicots Ranunculales -Papaveraceae poppy family Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot

Eudicots Ranunculales -Papaveraceae poppy family Stylophorum diphyllum celadine poppy 4

Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman s-breeches Eudicots Ranunculales -Papaveraceae poppy family

Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae buttercup family Habit: herbs, shrubs, and vines Leaves: Alternate, simple or compound. Lobed or dissected. Margins dentate or serrate.

Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae buttercup family

http://www.life.illinois.edu/ib/335/ranunculaceae_caltha2.jpg

sometimes leaves are dissected or lobed http://www.life.illinois.edu/ib/335/ranunculaceae_delphinium2.jpg

Anemone caroliniana http://www.kansasnativeplants.com Carolina anemone Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae- buttercup family

Aquilegia canadensis columbine Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae- buttercup family

Clematis virginiana virgin s bower Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae- buttercup family

Clematis virginiana virgin s bower http://www.plantsystematics.org/

Clematis virginiana virgin s bower

Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae- buttercup family Fannon, Carolyn http://www.wildflower.org/plants

Eudicots Ranunculales -Ranunculaceae- buttercup family Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus hispid buttercup

Eudicots Proteales -Nelumbonaceae lotus family

Eudicots Proteales -Nelumbonaceae lotus family Arkansas flora Nelumbo lutea

Eudicots Proteales -Platanaceae sycamore family Arkansas flora Platanus occidentalis

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Cactaceae cactus family

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Cactaceae cactus family http://www.plantsystematics.org/ Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa eastern prickly-pear

Opuntia macrorhiza western prickly-pear Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Cactaceae cactus family Common Arkansas representatives http://www.plantsystematics.org/

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae - pink family Habit: Herbs. Often with swollen nodes. Leaves: Opposite, simple, entire. Often long and thin.

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae - pink family Inflorescences: cymes or a single flower.

notched or 2-lobed http://plant-life.org/caryophyllaceae/schematic01.gif

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae - pink family Fruits: Typically loculicidal capsule.

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum sticky mouse-ear chickweed 1

Dianthus armeria Deptford pink 1 Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae http://www.fws.gov/endangered/map/esa_succe ss_stories/ar/ar_story1/02.jpg http://m8.i.pbase.com/o6/65/536565/1/94816068.mxd4 vth5.geocarpon001.jpg Geocarpon minium geocarpon 4

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Silene virginica fire pink

Phytolacca americana var. americana pokeweed Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Phytolaccaceae

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Portulacaceae http://plant-life.org/portulacaceae/schematic_port.gif

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea common purslane 1

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica spring beauty

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Portulacaceae http://www.minnesotawildflowers Phemeranthus parviflorus flame flower; rock pink

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Polygonaceae buckwheat family Habit: Herbs, shrubs, vines, trees Leaves: Alternate, simple, entire. Membranous sheathing stipule (ocrea) at the base of the petiole. http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/digitalflowers/

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Polygonaceae buckwheat family Flowers: Small, radial, typically bisexual.

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales Polygonaceae buckwheat family Fruits: Achene or nutlet. Often enclosed by persistent tepals. Persicaria pensylvanica http://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images http://identifythatplant.com/

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Polygonaceae Persicaria hydropiperoides wild water pepper

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Polygonaceae http://identifythatplant.com/ Rumex crispus sour dock, curly dock 1

Core Eudicots Caryophyllales -Polygonaceae Fallopia japonica var. japonica Japanese knotweed 1,3