There are combinations of botanical characteristics that are distinct to every family of plants and can help you identify them. You already use this same technique for finding your loved ones in a crowd. You know it’s them from hundreds of feet away—by their outline, the way they move, how they dress.

This is what you’re cultivating when you practice identifying plant families. Here we’ll cover some of the most common edible and medicinal plant families in North America.

Allium Family

Here Bri talks about the Allium plant family.

Blueberry Family

Here Kat talks about the Blueberry plant...