This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae or Mustards), Bryaceae (a family of mosses), Buxaceae (Box), Cactaceae (Cacti), Calostomataceae (a family of fungi), Calycanthaceae (Sweetshrubs or Spicebushes), & Campanulaceae (Bellflowers) families.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Charlie Brice, Daudie Colson, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Mary Knierim, 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.