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Plant Family Characteristics for Field Identification NAME:                                                           
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Part 5
Selected families of Subclass Dilleniidae.
FAMILY CALYX COROLLA ANDROECIUM GYNOECIUM FRUIT LEAVES OTHER NOTES,
common genera
Subclass Dilleniidae: A diverse set of orders that lacks a distinct set of key characters. General trends or features of the Subclass include: all are syncarpous, with the exception of the Dilleniales; more than 1/3 of the species show parietal placentation; about 1/3 of the species are sympetalous. This is the third largest subclass in the dicots.
Tiliaceae

Basswood
  		Tilia = Basswood, Linden
Malvaceae

Mallow
  		            Malva = Mallow, Cheeseweed,
Arbutilon = Velvet Leaf
Violaceae

Violet
  		            Viola = Violet, Pansy
Cucurbitaceae

Squash or Gourd 		            Echinocystis = Wild Cucumber,
Sicyos = Bur Cucumber;
and many cultivated plants
Salicaceae

Willow 		            Salix = Willow,
Populus = Poplar, Aspen, and Cottonwood
Brassicaceae
= Cruciferae

Mustard 		            Brassica = weedy mustards and many cultivated plants. 11 native plus 30 introduced.genera.
Ericaceae

Heath 		            Vaccinium = Blueberry, Cranberry,
Epigaea = Trailing Arbutus,
and many bog plants.