This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. Finally, we move beyond Asteraceae. This week’s post is plants in the Astraeaceae (a family of fungi),  Baeomycetaceae (an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi), Balsaminaceae (Balsam or Touch-me-not), Bartramiaceae (a family of mosses), Berberidaceae (Barberry), Betulaceae (Birch), Bignoniaceae (Bignonia or Trumpet Vines), Blechnaceae (Chain Ferns), &  Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not) families. 

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Charlie Brice, Daudie Colson, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.