BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Subtaxa

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Family ACANTHACEAE (bear's breeches) 2 3       2
Family ACERACEAE (maples) 7          
Genus Acer (maples) 6 28 21   3 363
Family ADOXACEAE (moschatel) 1 12 12 5 1 17
Family AIZOACEAE (dew-plants) 1          
Genus Carpobrotus (hottentot figs) 1 5        
Family ANACARDIACEAE (sumachs, smoke-tree) 1       1 1
Family APIACEAE (umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae) 82 345 85 10 11 580
Family APOCYNACEAE (periwinkles) 3   7 2 1 10
Family AQUIFOLIACEAE (hollies) 1          
Species Ilex aquifolium L. (Holly)   7   6   109
Family ARALIACEAE (ivies) 4 21 6 9 1 124
Family ASCLEPIDACEAE (a family of tender plants) 2         2
Family ASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae) 299 891 478 13 22 1665
Family BALSAMINACEAE (balsams) 5          
Genus Impatiens (balsams) 5 21 7     10
Family BEGONIACEAE (begonia family) 3          
Genus Begonia (begonias) 3         3
Family BERBERIDACEAE (barberrys) 38 5 16     65
Family BETULACEAE (birches) 13 75 94 7 3 1099
Family BIGNONIACEAE (bean trees) 1          
Species Catalpa bignonoides Walt. (Indian Bean-tree)           1
Family BORAGINACEAE (comfreys and forget-me-nots) 41 152 101 2 1 118
Family BRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc - formerly Cruciferae) 108 339 200 8 7 364
Family BUDDLEJACEAE (butterfly-bushes) 3          
Genus Buddleja (butterfly bushes) 2         9
Family BUXACEAE (boxes) 1          
Species Buxus sempervirens L. (Box)   2       41
Family CACTACEAE (cacti)           2
Family CALLITRICHACEAE (water-starworts) 1          
Genus Callitriche L. (water-starworts)   1     1 1
Family CAMPANULACEAE (bellflowers) 17 71 27   5 64
Family CANNABINACEAE (hops) 2 1 2     23
Family CAPRIFOLIACEAE (elder and honeysuckles) 20 47 30   4 215
Family CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions) 67 256 263 19 7 241
Family CELASTRACEAE (spindles) 6          
Genus Euonymus (spindles) 5 10 7     27
Family CERATOPHYLLACEAE (hornworts) 1       1 3
Family CHENOPODIACEAE (goosefoots, oraches and glassworts) 29 92 43     104
Family CISTACEAE (rockroses) 9 19 1   9 46
Family CLUSIACEAE (St John’s-worts - formerly Guttiferae) 18          
Genus Hypericum (St. John's worts) 17 70 41   1 59
Family CONVOLVULACEAE (bindweeds) 11 92 1   1 27
Family CORNACEAE (dogwood) 4          
Genus Cornus (dogwoods) 3 5 5     38
Family CRASSULACEAE (stonecrops) 13 46 21   1 27
Family CUCURBITACEAE (cucumbers) 6 14       24
Family CUSCUTACEAE (dodders) 5          
Genus Cuscuta (dodders) 4 13 5     19
Family DIAPENSIACEAE (diapensias) 1          
Species Diapensia lapponica L. (Diapensia)   1     1  
Family DIPSACACEAE (scabiouses and teasels) 14 64 27 9 2 63
Family DROSERACEAE (sundews) 3 22     5 5
Family ELAEAGNACEAE (elaeagnus and sea buckthorn) 1          
Species Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Sea Buckthorn)   9 7     3
Family ELATINACEAE (waterworts) 1       2  
Family EMPETRACEAE (crowberries) 3          
Species Empetrum nigrum L. (Crowberry) 2 23       6
Family ERICACEAE (heaths and heathers) 109 97 14 8 9 310
Family EUPHORBIACEAE (spurges) 28 108 25 5 2 102
Family FABACEAE (vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae) 130 491 270 41 11 1063
Family FAGACEAE (forest trees) 16 87 74 19 8 1677
Family FUMARIACEAE (fumitories) 7 77 31   1 6
Family GENTIANACEAE (gentians and felworts) 17 68 33 21 9 23
Family GERANIACEAE (geraniums and storksbills) 23 88 87 1 3 109
Family GESNERIACEAE (African violets) 4         4
Species Globularia punctata (Globularia)         1  
Family GROSSULARIACEAE (currants and gooseberry) 11          
Genus Ribes (currants) 10 3 19     122
Family GUNNERACEAE (gunneras) 1          
Species Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirbel (Giant Rhubarb)           3
Family HALORAGACEAE (water-milfoils) 1          
Genus Myriophyllum (water milfoils)         1 7
Family HIPPOCASTANACEAE (horse-chestnuts) 3          
Genus Aesculus (horse chestnuts) 2 28 3   1 65
Family HIPPURIDACEAE (mare's tails) 1          
Species Hippuris vulgaris L. (Mare's Tail)   7        
Family HYDRANGEACEAE (mock oranges and hydrangeas) 3 7       2
Family ILLECEBRACEAE (coral necklaces)         1  
Family JUGLANDACEAE (walnuts, wingnuts) 2          
Genus Juglans (walnuts) 1 6       16
Family LAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs - formerly Labiatae) 73 292 169   6 284
Family LAURACEAE (bay trees) 1          
Species Laurus nobilis L. (Bay, Bay Laurel)           32
Family LENTIBULARIACEAE (butterworts and bladderworts) 7 51 11 15 4 19
Family LINACEAE (flaxes) 5 35 11     19
Family LYTHRACEAE (purple loosestrife and water purslane) 4 14 16   1 28
Family MAGNOLIACEAE (magnolias) 1          
Species Liriodendron tulipifera L. (Tulip Tree)           1
Family MALVACEAE (mallows) 11 41 8   1 59
Family MENISPERMACEAE (a family of house plants) 1          
Species Spirospermum sodirei (a house plant)           1
Family MENYANTHACEAE (bogbean) 2 30 14 10 1 2
Family MONOTROPACEAE (bird’s-nests) 2          
Species Monotropa hypopitys L. (Yellow Bird's-nest) 1 17 2   2 3
Family MORACEAE (mulberries, figs) 4       1 8
Family MYRICACEAE (myrtles) 1          
Species Myrica gale L. (Bog Myrtle, Sweet Gale)   11 7     13
Family MYRTACEAE (gums and tea-trees) 14       1 22
Family NYMPHAEACEAE (water-lilies) 3 20     3 17
Family OLEACEAE (olive family) 8 14 27     381
Family ONAGRACEAE (willowherbs and evening primroses) 31 95 113 12 4 207
Family OROBANCHACEAE (broomrapes) 18 41 5 8   49
Family OXALIDACEAE (wood-sorrels) 5          
Genus Oxalis (sorrels) 5 30 3 6   7
Family PAEONIACEAE (peonies) 3          
Genus Paeonia (peonies) 2         13
Family PAPAVERACEAE (poppies) 16 96 40   1 44
Family PITTOSPORACEAE (pittosporums) 1          
Genus Pittosporum (pittosporums)           2
Family PLANTAGINACEAE (plantains) 7 42   9 1 81
Family PLATANACEAE (plane trees) 4          
Genus Platanus L. (planes) 3         10
Family PLUMBAGINACEAE (thrifts and sea lavenders) 12 17 2   1 30
Family POLEMONIACEAE (Jacob’s ladder family) 4 2       5
Family POLYGALACEAE (milkworts) 4 20 7     1
Family POLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses) 43 80 105   7 327
Family PORTULACACEAE (purslanes) 5 31 22   1  
Family PRIMULACEAE (primroses and pimpernels) 28 234 79 28 7 64
Family PYROLACEAE (wintergreens) 5 9       9
Family RANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots) 63 270 57 54 7 319
Family RESEDACEAE (weld and mignonette) 4          
Genus Reseda (mignonettes) 3 13 8   1 12
Family RHAMNACEAE (buckthorns) 3 19 18     36
Family ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees) 142 373 263 9 16 1687
Family RUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws) 17 95 36   2 148
Family SALICACEAE (poplars and willows) 55 140 103 9 11 1152
Family SANTALACEAE (sandalwoods) 1          
Species Thesium humifusum DC. (Bastard-toadflax)   17 10 12   6
Family SARRACENIACEAE (pitcher plants) 2       2 2
Family SAXIFRAGACEAE (saxifrages) 20 75 19 13 5 33
Family SCROPHULARIACEAE (figworts, foxgloves and speedwells) 92 372 177 34 8 289
Family SOLANACEAE (nightshades) 18 20 8   2 104
Family TAMARICACEAE (tamarisks) 1 3       3
Family THYMELAEACEAE (daphnes) 2 12 12 2   2
Family TILIACEAE (limes) 4          
Genus Tilia (limes) 3 5 51   1 136
Family TROPAEOLACEAE (garden nasturtiums) 1          
Genus Tropaeolum (garden nasturtiums)           6
Family ULMACEAE (elms) 5          
Genus Ulmus (elms) 4 19 4   3 294
Family URTICACEAE (nettles) 6 19   4 3 114
Family VALERIANACEAE (valerians and corn salads) 11 45 6   1 32
Family VERBENACEAE (vervain) 6          
Genus Verbena (vervains) 5 2       6
Family VIOLACEAE (violets, pansies) 23 112 36 1 1 104
Family VISCACEAE (mistletoe) 1          
Species Viscum album L. (Mistletoe)   38     1 34
Family VITACEAE (vines and Virgina creepers) 22 3       29
Informal (Broadleaved trees) 153 527 475 44 34 176961
Informal (Broadleaved trees and shrubs) 321 673 356 25 36 171161
Informal (Broadleaved trees, shrubs and climbers) 335 810 363 34 37 2921723
Informal (Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees) 84 302 271 35 22 2925651
Informal (Herbaceous Plants) 2026 7356 3712 388 285 62406
Informal (Shrubs) 321 673 356 25 36 85383
Informal (Soft Fruit) 39 128 89 9 2 82317
Informal (Woody plants) 118 116 15 8 18 620141

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Blackwell, E., 2004 Some Hints on Identifying Wood in the Field

MAGNOLIIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with MAGNOLIIDAE:

root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche minor - Common Broomrape (Orobanchaceae) Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985 [a wide range of hosts including garden plants]
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche minor var. compositarum - a common broomrape (Orobanchaceae) Minor Stace, C., 1997
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche minor var. minor - a common broomrape (Orobanchaceae) Stace, C., 1997
stem stem is parasitised by haustorium Cuscuta epithymum - Dodder (Cuscutaceae) Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
Stace, C., 1997
stem stem is parasitised by haustorium Cuscuta europaea - Greater Dodder (Cuscutaceae) Minor Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
Stace, C., 1997

Magnoliidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

References

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985 Flora of the British Isles
Stace, C., 1997 New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)