Cucurbit Plant Family

Cucurbit Plant Family

The formal name for this veggie family is Cucurbitaceae – try saying that three times fast!  Most gardeners call it the Cucurbit or the cucumber family.  While this family does not include just cucumbers, see below for some of the members: Veggies:  Cucumbers, summer squash (yellow squash and zucchini), winter squash (acorn, blue hubbard, butternut, delicata, […]

Brassica Plant Family

Brassica Plant Family

The brassica family is also called the cabbage family.  If you have been following along with the plant families, you know that the formal name is difficult to pronounce and spell.  It will probably get rejected by spell check, but I assure you that it is correct.  It is Brassicaceae!  Here are some of the […]

Legume Plant Family

Legume Plant Family

While the formal name is Leguminosae, the common name for the bean family is the legume family.  In this veggie family, there are members that you may not think of like peanuts. Here is a list of some of the veggie and flower members: Veggies:  beans, soybeans, fava beans, peas, snow peas, sugar snaps, peanuts […]