Family · Rosids

Crossosomataceae

Rockflower

Small family of arid-adapted North American shrubs with fleshy-arillate seeds, known as rockflowers.

Accepted species: 7accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈17 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Crossosoma
Apacheria
Glossopetalon

Genera

Crossosoma3 spp.
Glossopetalon2 spp.
Apacheria1 spp.
Velascoa1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America7

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Crossosomataceae sits in the order Crossosomatales.