Angiosperms produce lumber, ornamental plants, and a variety of foods. Some examples of economically important angiosperms are:
| Common Family Name |
Genus Name |
Economic Importance |
| Gourd |
Cucurbitaceae |
Food (melons and squashes) |
| Grass |
Poaceae |
Cereals, forage, ornamentals |
| Lily |
Liliaceae |
Ornamentals and food (onions) |
| Maple |
Aceraceae |
Lumber and maple sugar |
| Mustard |
Brassicaceae |
Food (cabbage and broccoli) |
| Olive |
Oleaceae |
Lumber, oil, and food |
| Palm |
Arecaceae |
Food (coconut), fiber, oils, waxes, furniture |
| Rose |
Rosaceae |
Fruits (apple and cherry), ornamentals (roses) |
| Spurge |
Euphorbiaceae |
Rubber, medicinals (castor oil), food (cassava), ornamentals (poinsettia) |
