Onagraceae
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Family
Onagraceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Onagraceae
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Common Names
Evening Primrose Family
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Description
Number of genera: 17
Number of species: 675
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is mainly of temperate and subtropical regions especially in the New World, most abundant and diversified in western United States. The two least specialized or archaic genera, Ludwigia and Fuchsia, are heavily concentrated in South America.
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Floras and Monographs
Onagraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.