Vascular plant without significant woody tissue above or at the ground. Forbs and herbs may be annual, biennial, or perennial but always lack significant thickening by secondary woody growth and have perennating buds borne at or below the ground surface.
- Apicacea – Carrot Family
- Apocynaceae – Dogbane Family
- Asteraceae – Aster Family
- Boraginaceae – Borage Family
- Brassicaceae – Mustard Family
- Campanulaceae – Harebell Family
- Caryophyllaceae – Pink Family
- Fabaceae – Legume Family
- Geraniaceae – Geranium Family
- Lamiaceae – Mint Family
- Malvaceae – Mallow Family
- Montiaceae – Montia Family
- Onagraceae – Evening Primrose Family
- Plantaginaceae – Speedwell Family
- Polemoniaceae – Phlox Family
- Polygonaceae – Buckwheat Family
- Ranunculaceae – Buttercup Family
- Rosaceae – Rose Family
- Rubiaceae – Madder Family
- Saxifragaceae – Saxifrag Family
- Valerianaceae – Valerian Family
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