Changes to Minnesota Plant Names and Families
Things change—that's life! As a result of advancements in botanical studies, primarily from DNA testing, many plants have been renamed or moved to different plant families. In 2011 the DNR updated their big list of plants (spreadsheet available for download on their web site) with new plant names. The Bell Herbarium has taken that a step further and is now also using plant family assignments published in 2009 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG III), which we are adopting as well. Here are the updates:
| Genus | New Family | Old Family |
|---|---|---|
| Acer | Sapindaceae | Aceraceae |
| Aesculus | Sapindaceae | Hippocastanaceae |
| Agalinis | Orobanchaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Allium | Alliaceae | Liliaceae |
| Asclepias | Apocynaceae | Asclepiadaceae |
| Besseya | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Castilleja | Orobanchaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Celtis | Cannabaceae | Ulmaceae |
| Chelone | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Chenopodium | Amaranthaceae | Chenopodiaceae |
| Chimaphila | Ericaceae | Pyrolaceae |
| Clintonia | Colchicaceae | Liliaceae |
| Convallaria | Ruscaceae | Liliaceae |
| Cycloloma | Amaranthaceae | Chenopodiaceae |
| Diervilla | Diervillaceae | Caprifoliaceae |
| Ellisia | Boraginaceae | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Hemerocallis | Hemerocallidaceae | Liliaceae |
| Hydrophyllum | Boraginaceae | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Hypericum | Hypericaceae | Clusiaceae |
| Hypoxis | Hypoxidaceae | Liliaceae |
| Kochia | Amaranthaceae | Chenopodiaceae |
| Lemna | Araceae | Lemnaceae |
| Linaria | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Lindernia | Linderniaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Lobelia | Lobeliaceae | Campanulaceae |
| Lysimachia | Myrsinaceae | Primulaceae |
| Maianthemum | Ruscaceae | Liliaceae |
| Mimulus | Phrymaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Najas | Hydrocharitaceae | Najadaceae |
| Parnassia | Parnassiaceae | Saxifragaceae |
| Pedicularis | Orobanchaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Penstemon | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Penthorum | Penthoraceae | Crassulaceae |
| Peritoma | Cleomaceae | Capparaceae |
| Phryma | Phrymaceae | Verbenaceae |
| Polanisia | Cleomaceae | Capparaceae |
| Polygonatum | Ruscaceae | Liliaceae |
| Pyrola | Ericaceae | Pyrolaceae |
| Salsola | Amaranthaceae | Chenopodiaceae |
| Sambucus | Adoxaceae | Caprifoliaceae |
| Spirodela | Araceae | Lemnaceae |
| Tilia | Malvaceae | Tiliaceae |
| Triadenum | Hypericaceae | Clusiaceae |
| Trillium | Melanthiaceae | Liliaceae |
| Uvularia | Colchicaceae | Liliaceae |
| Veronica | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Veronicastrum | Plantaginaceae | Scrophulariaceae |
| Viburnum | Adoxaceae | Caprifoliaceae |
| Vincetoxicum | Apocynaceae | Asclepiadaceae |
| Zannichellia | Potamogetonaceae | Zannichelliaceae |