liliid monocot family

1. Family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae;
   Mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (synset 111576638)
   is a type of: liliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
   subtypes:

   • family iridaceae, iridaceae, iris family - large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
   • amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family, family amaryllidaceae - snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
   • family hypoxidaceae, hypoxidaceae - in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
   • family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
   • alliaceae, family alliaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
   • aloe family, aloeaceae, family aloeaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • alstroemeriaceae, family alstroemeriaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
   • aphyllanthaceae, family aphyllanthaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
   • asparagaceae, family asparagaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
   • asphodelaceae, family asphodelaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
   • colchicaceae, family colchicaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
   • family hemerocallidaceae, hemerocallidaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
   • family funkaceae, family hostaceae, funkaceae, hostaceae - one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
   • family hyacinthaceae, hyacinthaceae - one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • family melanthiaceae, melanthiaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
   • family ruscaceae, ruscaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • family tecophilaeacea, tecophilaeacea - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • family xanthorrhoeaceae, grass tree family, xanthorrhoeaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • family trilliaceae, trilliaceae, trillium family - small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
   • smilacaceae, subfamily smilacaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • convallariaceae, family convallariaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
   • subfamily uvulariaceae, uvulariaceae - one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
   • family taccaceae, taccaceae - small family of tropical herbs
   • agavaceae, agave family, family agavaceae, sisal family - chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
   • dracaenaceae, dracenaceae, subfamily dracaenaceae, subfamily dracenaceae - one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
   belongs to: liliidae, subclass liliidae - one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae

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