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The species are presented in order by family and within families by genus. Pteridophytes, the ferns and fern allies, are first, followed by the flowering plants, dicots first and then monocots.

Urticaceae - Nettle Family
The nettle family has tiny, four-lobed, greenish white flowers crowded on short, branched flower stalks arising from the leaf axils. The fruits are small and flat, surrounded by the calyx. The leaves are opposite with toothed margins.