Onagraceae {family} - Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Myrtales;

The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 17 genera. The family is widespread, occurring on every continent from boreal to tropical regions. The family includes a number of popular garden plants, including evening primroses (Oenothera) and fuchsias (Fuchsia). Some, particularly the willowherbs (Epilobium), are common weeds in gardens and rapidly colonize disturbed habitats in the wild. One such species is fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium). The family is characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals; in some genera, such as Fuchsia, the sepals are as brightly coloured as the petals. The seeds are generally very small. In some genera, such as Epilobium, they have tufts of hairs and are dispersed on the wind. In others, such as Fuchsia, the seeds develop in juicy berries dispersed by animals. The leaves are commonly opposite or whorled, but are spirally arranged in some species; in most, they are simple and lanceolate in shape. The pollen grains in many genera are loosely held together by viscin threads. Most bees cannot collect it, and only bees with specialized morphologies can effectively pollinate the flowers; nearly all bee taxa that visit the flowers are oligoleges specialized on the family Onagraceae. The family was named after the genus Onagra (now known as Oenothera) in 1836 by John Lindley in the second edition of A Natural System of Botany. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records: 1,405 Public Records: 1,074
Specimens with Sequences: 1,951 Public Species: 310
Specimens with Barcodes: 1,070 Public BINs: 0
Species: 330          
Species With Barcodes: 181          
           

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images representing subtaxa of Onagraceae
 (Camissonia - CCDB-24917-D04)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Linda Jennings University of British Columbia  (Camissoniopsis - CCDB-24945-E12)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SDNHM San Diego Natural History Museum  (Chamaenerion - Ge00079)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike  Unspecified Herbarium of South China Botanical Garden  (Chylismia - CCDB-24946-H01)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SDNHM San Diego Natural History Museum
 (Clarkia - CCDB-20333-A11)  @11 [ ] Copyright (2015) Deb Metsger Royal Ontario Museum (Eremothera - CCDB-24946-D03)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SDNHM San Diego Natural History Museum (Eulobus - CCDB-24946-B03)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SDNHM San Diego Natural History Museum (Fuchsia - QC23-9)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2024) D.M. Percy University of British Columbia
 (Gaura - CCDB-24917-E04)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Linda Jennings University of British Columbia (Gayophytum - YNP_HKH326)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2024) Unspecified Yellowstone National Park Herbarium  (Godetia - Hosam00299)  @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Dr. Hosam Elansary Alexandria University (Ludwigioideae - MCF-255)  @11 [ ] copyright (2021) Unspecified Columbus State University
 (Neoholmgrenia - CCDB-23327-E11)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Onagroideae - Peru170280)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike  Unspecified Herbarium of South China Botanical Garden
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Canada280South Africa26Argentina5
United States195Mexico17Kenya4
United Kingdom65China12Australia4
Norway54India8Indonesia3
Netherlands45Austria7Brazil3
Colombia34Mozambique6Luxembourg2
Costa Rica27Ivory Coast5


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