Rex Trulove
Plants are divided up into families, which makes it easier to tell which plants are related to other plants. That is, all the plants in a plant family are closely related. They all share certain traits that are distinctive.
Family names are usually scientific, but a family is often also called by a representative species or genus. Thus, the family called Lamiaceae is represented by the genus Menta, which is the mints and Lamiaceae is usually known as the mint family. All true mints have square stems and there are other traits that members of the family have in common. It should be noted that using the common designation can sometimes be confusing because more than one representative plant may be used, though they are all related.
In this quiz, a common plant is named. The goal is to match that plant with the correct family, given in the answers. In other words, what plant family does it belong to? It is expected that this quiz will be more challenging than most, but it should also be fun.
All of the listed plants also have one thing in common, but this isn’t part of the quiz. Still, you can try to guess what it is if you want to.
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Question of
What family does Thyme belong to?
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Mint family
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Mustard family
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Rose family
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Question of
What family do pears belong to?
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Aster family
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Rose family
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Pine family
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Question of
Eggplants or Aubergines belong to what family?
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Nightshade family
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Rose family
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Aster family
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Question of
Chives belong to what plant family?
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Amaryllis family
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sunflower family
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mint family
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Question of
Garden sage belongs to what plant family?
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Aster family
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Rose family
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Mint family
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Question of
Sugarcane belongs to what plant family?
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Grass family
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Nightshade family
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Pea family
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Question of
Raspberries belong to what plant family?
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Blueberry family
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Yam family
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Rose family
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Question of
Spinach belongs to what plant family?
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Mint family
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Mustard family
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Amaranth family
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Question of
Watercress belongs to what plant family?
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Mustard family
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Amaranth family
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Aster family
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Question of
Lettuce belongs to what plant family?
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Mustard family
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Amaranth family
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Aster family
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I goy 8 out of 10.Nice
got 6 out of 10 right!
That is a good score! This wasn’t an easy quiz.
4 out of 10. That was hard.
Yes, it was a difficult quiz. Your score wasn’t bad, though, considering the difficulty.
I got half right….great quiz!
A score of 5 would be good! This wasn’t an easy quiz.
Very nice quiz, Rex. I got 8 correct it of 10. The common denominator is all the plants produce food 🙂
That is a great score and you nailed the commonality, too.
I did not know pears were in the rose family. How interesting!
It is surprising, isn’t it? It also means that pears and raspberries are closely related.
I clearly do not know my plant families. I only got 3 out of 10 correct and that was guessing on my part.
Hey, well that means that you now probably know your plant families better than you did before you took the quiz. lol
It’s actually something I’ve wanted to but some time into getting a handle on.
Six of ten. Love the photos. I want a salad now.
That is a pretty good score. I figured that the pictures would be appropriate, in case a person didn’t know what the named plant was. :))
It’s best to have a visual reminder in these id type posts. : ) Well done!