Latin names, Includes angiosperms, aquatics or  …, Includes individuals with specified parts …, Inflorescence types, Leaf types

Family includes Angiosperms, aquatics or ...   

​Passages in quotes are taken from _Plant Identification Terminology_ by James G. Harris & Melinda Woolf Harris.  
Angiosperms
Angiosperms are "plants producing flowers and bearing ovules (seeds) in an ovary (fruit)."  (Harris & Harris)
​Almost all of the plants on my website are angiosperms.
Ranunculaceae (Aquilegia caerulea)
aquatics
Alismataceae (Sagittaria cuneata), Araceae (Lemna minor), Brassicaceae (Nasturtium officinale), 
Lentibulariaceae (Utricularia macrorhiza), Nymphaceae (Nuphar polysepala), Plantaginaceae (Veronica americana), 
Polygonaceae (Persicaria amphibia), Ranunculaceae (Ranunculus aquatilis), Typhaceae (Typha angustifolia)
arborescent plants
Tree-like​.
Cactacee (Carnegiea gigantea, Cylindropuntia fulgida)
chlorotic plants
Chlorotic plants lack chlorophyll.
Ericaceae (Hypopitys monotropa, Pterospora andromeda), Orobanchaceae (Orobanche fasciculata)
Dioecious plants
Dioecious plants have this feature: "the staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on separate plants."  (Harris & Harris)
​Asteraceae-4 (Antennaria neglecta), Betulaceae (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia), Ephedraceae (Ephedra viridis), Sapindaceae (Acer negundo)
endemic Colorado plants
An endemic is "peculiar to a specific geographic area or edaphic type."  (Harris & Harris)
Boraginaceae (Mertensia alpina), Brassiaceae-2 (Physaria bellii), Saxifragaceae (Telesonix jamesii)
Epiphytes
An epiphyte is "a plant which grows upon another plant but does not draw food or water from it."  (Harris & Harris)
Some lichens are also epiphytes.
Alectoriaceae (Alectoria sarmentosa), Orthotrichaceae (Orthotrichum pallens)
ferns
See: Maidenhair fern families, True fern families, and Wood fern families
grasses
See: Grass family
Gymnospersms
Gymnosperms are "plants producing seeds which are not borne in an ovary (fruit), the seeds usually borne in cones."  (Harris & Harris)
​Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Ephedraceae (Ephedra viridis), 
​Pineaceae (Abies bifolia, Picea engelmannii, Pinus aristata, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
Hermaphrodites
A hermaphroditic plant has "stamens and pistils in the same flower; bisexual; monoclinous; perfect."  (Harris & Harris)
Balsaminaceae (Impatiens capensis)
imperfect flowers
An imperfect flower has "either stamens or pistils but not both; unisexual."  (Harris & Harris)  
Betulaceae (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia)
insectivores
Lentibulariacae (Utricularia macrorhiza), Sarraceniaceae (Darlingtonia californica)
lichens
See: Lichen families
matted plants
Polemoniaceae (Phlox pulvinata), Polygonaceae (Eriogonum caespitosum)
Monoecious plants
Monoecious plants have this feature: "the staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on the same plant."  (Harris & Harris)
​Liliaceae (Calochortus gunnisonii)
mosses
See: Moss families
nonflowering plant
Equisetaceae (Equisetum arvense)
parasites
Orobanchaceae (Orobanche fasciculata), Santalaceae (Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida), Viscaceae (Phoradendron juniperinum), 
Krameriaceae (Krameria erecta)
Perfect flowers
Perfect flowers have "both male and female reproductive organs (stamens and pistils); bisexual."  Harris & Harris
Liliaceae (Calochortus gunnisonii)
plants that form cushions
Caryophyllaceae (Eremogone hookeri, Minuartia obtusiloba, Paronychia pulvinata, Silene acaulis)
plants with clematis-like achenes
An achene is "a small, dry, indehiscent fruit with a single locule and a single seed ...."   (Harris & Harris)
Asteraceae-4 (Dimeresia howellii), Ranunculaceae (Clematis liguisticifolia)
Plants with spines or thorns
Asteraceae-4 (Arctium minus, Carduus nutans, Centaurea melitensis, Cirsium clavatum, Xanthium strumarium), 
Cactaceae (Cylindropuntia imbricata), Fabaceae-2 (Acaia rigidula),  Euphorbiaceae (Tragia ramosa), 
Papaveraceae (Argemone polyanthemos ), Simaroubaceae (Castela emoryi), Solanaceae (Lycium torreyi), 
​Rosaceae (Crataegus succulenta)
plants with jointed stems
 Equisetaceae (Equisetum laevigatum), Polygonaceae (Bistorta bistortoides), Periscaria lapathifolia)
plants with milky white sap
Apocynaceae (Asclepias speciosa), Asteraceae-1 (Lactuca canadensis), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia esula)
Plants with scapose stems
Scapose stems are leafless flower stalks.
Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus pseduonarcissus, Norhoscordum bivalive), Saxifragaceae (Heuchera bracteata)
plants with square stems
See: Mint family
Plants with no stems (Acaulescent)
Asteraceae 3.4 (Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis), Onagraceae (Oenothera caespitosa)
plants with tendrils
A tendril is "a slender, twining organ used to grasp support for climbing."  (Harris & Harris)
Cucurbitaceae (Echinocystis lobata), Fabaceae-2 (Lathyrus eucosmus, Vicia americana), Vitaceae (Parthenocissus vitacea)
Plants with thorns
Rosaceae (Crataegus succulenta)
plants with upright seed capsules
Cleomaceae (Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma),  Onagraceae (Epilobium hirsutum), Oxalidaceae (Oxalis dillenii)
plants w/0 Chlorophyll
Ericaceae (Monotropa hypopitys), Orchidaceae (Corallorhiza maculata), Orobanchaceae (Orobanche fasciculata, uniflora)
poisonous plants
Anacardiaceae (Townsendia rydbergii), Apiaceae (Cicuta maculata), Apocynaceae (Apocynum cannabinum), Celastraceae (Euonymous europaeus), Ranunculaceae (Aconitum columbianum), Solanaceae (Datura wrightii)
prostrate plants
Boraginaceae (Nama demissum, Tiquilia latior), Caryophyllaceae (Paronychia pulvinata), 
Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbita foetidissima), Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia albomarginata), 
Polygonaceae (Polygonum aviculare)
sedges
See: Sedge family
shrubs, Trees, AND VINES
See:  White & cream (divided), Blue & purple (divided), Red & pink (divided), Green & brown (divided), Yellow & orange (divided)