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December 10, 2014|Free Art

Illustrations of the Natural Orders of Plants with Groups and Descriptions Volume 1 by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889) was published in London in 1868 by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston. These images are now in the Public Domain. Elizabeth Twinning was part of the eponymously named tea family. Rich, educated and well-connected she reportedly spent her time taking art classes, visiting museums, writing and illustrating botanical books, and supporting good causes. Sounds like a wonderful life. 

The family names written below each illustration are the original names on the plates. Some are now redundant as new classification systems have taken prominence, moving plants out of some groups and into others. It’s a great past-time learning plant family names, and if you can remember some defining morphological characteristics of each one, you’re halfway to recognising all the plants in the world. Each illustration below shows a collection of plants which at the time of publication came under the named plant family. Take for example Ranunculaceae, (the first one shown below), included are buttercup, clematis, delphinium and globeflower among others. What makes them part of this family? Well usually a selection of morphological details, such as how their leaves are arranged, or the placement of their ovary or some other reproductive part, or the absence of a character you might find in another family. It’s a process of deduction. If your still stumped you can always test it’s DNA.

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 1. RANUNCULACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group2. DILLENIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group3. MAGNOLIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group4. ANONACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group5. MENISPERMACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group6. BERBERIDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group7. FUMARIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group8. NYMPHACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group9. PAPAVERACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group10. SARRACENIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group11. CRUCIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 12. CAPPARIDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 13. BIXACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 14. PASSIFLORACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 15. VIOLACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 16. POLYGALACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 17. RESEDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 18. DROSERACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 19.OXALIDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 20. PITTOSPORACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 21. LINACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 22. CISTACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 23. MALVACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 24. TROPAEOLACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 25. BYTTNERIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 26. BOMBACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 27. TILIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 28. SAPINDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 29. H1PPOCASTANACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 30. ACERACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 31. MALPIGHIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 32. HIPPOCRATEACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 33. HYPERICACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 34. CLUSIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 35. DIPTEROCARPACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 36. MARCGRAVIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 37. VITACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 38. GERANIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 39. CEDRELACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 40. MELIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 41. AURANTIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 42. CAMELLIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 43. OLACACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 44.RUTACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 45. SIMARUBACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 46. SIMARUBACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 47. RHAMNACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 48. TEREBINTHACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 49. LEGUMINOSEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 50. JUGLANDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 51. ROSACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 52. POMACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 53. AMYGDALACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 54. LYTHRACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 55. TAMARICACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 56. MELASTOMACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 57. MYRTACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 58. LECYTHIDACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 59. COMBRETACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 60. LOASACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 61. CUCURBITACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 62. ONAGRACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 63. MESEMBRYACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 64. PORTULACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 65. CACTACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 66. GROSSULARIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 67. CRASSULACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 68. SAXIFRAGACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 69. CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 70. UMBELLACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 71. ARALIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 72. CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 73. LORANTHACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 74. RUBIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 75. VALERIANACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 76. COMPOSITACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 77. DIPSACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 78. STYLIDIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 79. GOODENIACEAE

Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with group 80. CAMPANULACEAE

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