Lamiales
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An order of mint, olive, and lavender relatives. Includes many aromatic herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano) and ornamental plants (snapdragon, verbena).
Families in this Order
Oleaceae
The olive family (~700 species, 25 genera). Trees and shrubs with opposite simple or compound leaves and small 4-lobed flowers, …
Orobanchaceae
The broomrape family (~2,100 species, 90 genera). Includes fully holoparasitic and hemiparasitic plants lacking chlorophyll, attached to host roots. Includes …
Plantaginaceae
The plantain family (~1,900 species, 93 genera; expanded to include Veronicaceae, Callitrichaceae). Includes plantains (Plantago), speedwells (Veronica), foxgloves (Digitalis), and …
Lentibulariaceae
The bladderwort family (~350 species, 3 genera). Carnivorous herbs including bladderworts (Utricularia) with underwater bladder traps, butterworts (Pinguicula) with sticky …
Acanthaceae
The acanthus family (~4,000 species, 250 genera). Herbs and shrubs with opposite leaves, bilabiate flowers with prominent bracts, and explosive …
Bignoniaceae
The trumpet vine family (~860 species, 82 genera). Trees, shrubs, and lianas with opposite compound leaves, showy tubular 2-lipped flowers, …
Gesneriaceae
The gesneriad family (~3,500 species, 160 genera). Mostly herbs with often fleshy opposite leaves and showy tubular flowers. Includes African …
Lamiaceae
Mint family
A family of aromatic herbs and shrubs with about 7,000 species. Includes mint, basil, rosemary, lavender, thyme, oregano, and sage.
Pedaliaceae
The sesame family (~70 species, 13 genera). Herbs with sticky glandular hairs and often irregular flowers. Includes sesame (Sesamum indicum), …
Scrophulariaceae
The figwort family (~1,900 species, 60 genera; after APG restructuring). Herbs and shrubs with bilabiate flowers and capsule fruits. Includes …
Verbenaceae
The verbena family (~850 species, 35 genera). Herbs, shrubs, and trees with opposite leaves, small tubular flowers in spikes, and …