CabombacaeaWater Shield Family. Comprised of 2 genera and about 6 species of aquatic, herbaceous plants that live in still or slow-moving waters of temperate and tropical North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. |
CalyxThe sepals, collectively. |
CambaridaeFreshwater Crayfish Family. This is the largest of the four families of freshwater crayfish and is comprised of over 400 species. Most are native to the United States east of the Great Divide and Mexico. |
CampanulaceaeBellflower Family. Comprised of 84 genera and about 2,400 species of mostly herbaceous (woody), perennial plants. Members of this family usually have many showy, blue or white, bell-like flowers. |
CaprifoliaceaeHoneysuckle Family. Comprised of 42 genera and 890 species. Well known for its many ornamental shrubs and vines. Members are trees, shrubs, vines or herbs and recognizable by their opposite leaves. |
CapsuleA dry, splitting fruit that grows from more than one carpel, usually with several or many seeds. |
CarpelThe basic female unit of a flower that bears the ovules; several may be united to form a compound pistil. |
CaryophyllaceaePink or Carnation Family. Comprised of 100 genera and 2,200 species of herbaceous annuals and perennials. Most are cultivated as garden ornamentals or cut flowers for the floral industry. Members of this family usually have swollen leaf joints, simple undivided leaves, a calyx with five lobes, no stipules, flowers with four or five petals, white, pink or red flowers (rarely yellow, but never blue). |
CatkinA dense spike of many flowers with no petals. |
CelastraceaeStaff-Tree Family. Comprised of about 55 genera of woody vines, shrubs, and trees that are native to tropical and temperate zones. Fruit are typically colorful, leaves are leathery and flowers are small, with four to five sepals and petals. |