Onagraceae

  • Family

    Onagraceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Onagraceae

  • Common Names

    Evening Primrose Family

  • 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.

  • 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.