Mosaic Plant   23-X
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
lamiids
 
 
The Mosaic Plant (Fittonia sp.) is in the order Lamiales.



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Magnoliophyta
  2. Classification of Magnoliophyta
  3. Basal Magnoliophyta
  4. magnoliids
  5. Liliopsida
  6. commelinids
  7. eudicotyledons
  8. core eudicotyledons
  9. asterids
  10. lamiids
  11. campanulids
  12. rosids
  13. fabids
  14. malvids

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GARRYALES 5, 7, 9

As of 2023, 11 species of Garryales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 20 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY EUCOMMIACEAE
    • Gutta-Percha Tree (Eucommia ulmoides)
  • FAMILY GARRYACEAE
    • Silktassels (Garrya) - Nine of eleven iNat observations in US for Garryales
    • Japanese Aucuba (Aucuba japonica) - Linnean House, Chinese Garden and Climatron at MOBOT
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GENTIANALES 6

As of 2023, 715 species of Gentianales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 6,794 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY APOCYNACEAE
    • Milkweeds (Asclepias)
      • Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - most iNat observations in US for Gentianales - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
      • Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) - 6 (Konza, Tallgrass Prairie)
      • Green Antelope-Horn Milkweed (Asclepias viridis) - 6 (Konza)
    • Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Oleander (Nerium oleander) - Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor) - introduced in US
  • FAMILY GELSEMIACEAE
  • FAMILY GENTIANACEAE
    • Downy Gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) - Perry Lake, KS
  • FAMILY LOGANIACEAE
  • FAMILY RUBIACEAE
    • Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Bedstraw/Sticky Willy (Galium) - Clinton Lake, KS - NOAH
      • Bedstraw (Galium aparine) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Hydnophytum sp. - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
    • Myrmecodia sp. - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Skunk Plant (Phuopsis stylosa) - 6 (Rock Garden at MOBOT)
    • Coffee (Coffea arabica) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
    • Wild Coffee (Psychotria tenuifolia) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
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LAMIALES  

As of 2023, 2,204 species of Lamiales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 12,178 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY ACANTHACEAE
    • Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) - 2 (Southern Florida)
    • Firecracker Flower (Crossandra infundibuliformis) - 6 (Linnean House at MOBOT)
    • Mosaic Plant (Fittonia sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Water Wistaria (Hygrophila sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Justicia sp. - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Golden Shrimp Plant (Pachystachys lutea) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Hairy Ruellia (Ruellia humilis) - 6 (Konza, Tallgrass NP)
  • FAMILY BIGONIACEAE
    • American Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) - Native to the US but can be invasive
    • Catalpa Trees (Catalpa)
    • Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) - 6 (Desert Dome at Omaha Zoo)
    • Calabashtree (Crescentia sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
  • FAMILY BYBLIDACEAE
  • FAMILY CALCEOLARIACEAE
  • FAMILY CARLEMANNIACEAE
  • FAMILY GESNERIACEAE
    • Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Cardinal Flower (Sinningia sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Sinningia (Sinningia eumorpha) - 6 (Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT)
  • FAMILY LAMIACEAE
    • Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) - most iNat observations in US for native Lamiales - 3 (Adirondacks)
    • Giant Hyssops (Agastache)
    • American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
    • American Dragonhead (Dracocephalum parviflorum)
    • Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
    • False Pennyroyals (Hedeoma)
    • Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) - introduced
    • Eastern Beebalm (Monarda sp.) - Woodland Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma) - 3 (Adirondacks garden)
    • Giant Blue Sage (Salvia azurea) - 6 (Tallgrass Prairie)
    • Skullcaps (Scutellaria) - Spillway Mound at Clinton Lake, KS
    • American Germander (Teucrium canadense) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Foods/Herbs
      • Mint (Mentha)
      • Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
      • Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
      • Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis) - not to be confused with the sagebrush native to the Western US
      • Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
      • Thyme (Thymus)
      • Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
  • FAMILY LENTIBULARIACEAE
    • Bladderwort (Utricularia sandersonii) - Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT - NOAH (not a good picture)
  • FAMILY LINDERNIACEAE
  • FAMILY MARTYNIACEAE
  • FAMILY OLEACEAE
    • Olive Tree (Olea) - Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT
    • Lilac (Syringa sp.) - Woodland Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Ash Trees (Fraxinus) - most species in Trip 10
      • Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) - most Ash observations in iNat for the US. Critically endangered globally. - 2, 3, 6, 8, 10
      • White Ash (Fraxinus americana) - 2 (Great Smoky Mountains NP), 3, 6, 8, 10
      • Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) - 3, 8
      • Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina) - 9, 7
  • FAMILY OROBANCHACEAE
    • Paintbrush (Castilleja sp.)- RMNP - NOAH
    • Mullein Foxglove (Dasistoma macrophylla) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Clustered Broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata) - 5 (Agate)
  • FAMILY PAULOWNIACEAE
    • Paulownia sp.- Dry Streambed Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
  • FAMILY PEDALIACEAE
    • Sesame
  • FAMILY PHRYMACEAE
    • Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) - 3 (Adirondacks)
  • FAMILY PLANTAGINACEAE
    • Common Mare’s Tail (Hippuris vulgaris) - 1 (Madison area at Yellowstone)
    • Beardtongue (Penstemon) - 6 (Konza)
      • Narrow Beardtongue (Penstemon angustifolius) - 5 (Agate)
      • Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Virginia Plantain (Plantago virginica) - Pomona Lake, KS
    • Speedwells (Veronica)
    • Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) - introduced, toxic but also the source of the medicine digoxin, or digitalis, for treating heart conditions like atrial fibrillation and others.
  • FAMILY PLOCOSPERMATACEAE
  • FAMILY SCHLEGELIACEAE
  • FAMILY SCROPHULARIACEAE
    • Emu Bush (Eremophila sp.) - 6 (Desert Dome at Omaha Zoo)
    • Figworts (Scrophularia )
    • Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria) - 6 (Konza)
    • Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) - most iNat observations in US for Lamiales. Introduced in the US. - Perry Lake, KS
  • FAMILY STILBACEAE
  • FAMILY TETRACHONDRACEAE
  • FAMILY THOMANDERSIACEAE
  • FAMILY VERBENACEAE
    • Golden Dewdrop (Duranta erecta) - House Plant
    • Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida) - 6 (Konza)
    • Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) - Perry Lake, KS
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SOLANALES 9

As of 2023, 422 species of Solanales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 2,411 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY CONVOLVULACEAE
    • Morning-Glories (Ipomoea)
      • Bush Morning-Glory (Ipomoea leptophylla) - 4 (Comanche NG)
      • Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • FAMILY HYDROLEACEAE
  • FAMILY MONTINIACEAE
  • FAMILY SOLANACEAE
    • Solanum
      • Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) - most iNat observations in US for Solanales - Perry Lake, KS, 2, 3, 6, 10
      • Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) - 4 (Comanche NG)
      • Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
      • Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
    • Peppers (Capsicum)
      • Bell, Jalapeno, Cayenne, Hatch Peppers (Capsicum annuum) - 9 - Environmental factors affect a crop's phenotype (introduced concept in Trip 7 with grapes).
      • Habanero Pepper (Capsicum chinense)
      • Tabasco Pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
    • Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
    • Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
    • Petunias (Petunia)
    • Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
    • Brunfelsia sp. - Climatron at MOBOT
  • FAMILY SPHENOCLEACEAE
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BORAGINALES  

As of 2023, 658 species of Boraginales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 1,784 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY BORAGINACEAE
    • Bluebells (Mertensia sp.) - Woodland Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) - most iNat observations in US for Boraginales
    • Fiddlenecks (Amsinckia)
    • Mountain Cat's Eyes (Cryptantha cana) - 5 (Agate)
    • Houndstongues (Cynoglossum)
    • Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium aretioides) - 6 (Alpine VC at RMNP)
    • Stickseeds (Hackelia)
    • Stickseeds (Lappula)
    • Cleft Gromwell (Lithospermum incisum) - 5 (Agate)
    • Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis)
    • Cryptantha (Oreocarya) - Collegiate Peaks Overlook, CO
  • FAMILY CODONACEAE
  • FAMILY COLDENIACEAE
  • FAMILY CORDIACEAE
  • FAMILY EHRETIACEAE
  • FAMILY HELIOTROPIACEAE
  • FAMILY HOPLESTIGMATACEAE
  • FAMILY HYDROPHYLLACEAE
    • Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)
    • Silverleaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata) - 7 (Mariposa Grove Trail at Yosemite)
  • FAMILY LENNOACEAE
  • FAMILY NAMACEAE
  • FAMILY WELLSTEDIACEAE
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METTENIUSALES 2

As of 2023, only one species of Metteniusales has been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 23 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY METTENIUSACEAE
    • Calatola costaricensis - Seeds have floated up from Columbia and observed in Florida and Texas. Discuss at Fairchild Tropical Garden, Trip 2 or MOBOT, Trip 6.
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