Woody Plant Families

Tonight, I decided to create a pivot table of the woody plants in my yard, classified by their botanical family.  Not surprisingly, the rose family came in first place, due to representation from the apples, roses, flowering quinces and cotoneasters.  But I was surprised to see also the mint family tied for first place--not due to the one mint plant I have, which I classified as a herb, but from the various thyme, lavender, sage and savory sub-shrubs I'm growing.  In third place is the heather family, followed by the honeysuckles in fourth place.  Here is the full list:

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