Family · Rosids

Cynomoriaceae

Maltese fungus

Single genus Cynomorium: leafless red parasitic herbs of arid regions, long used in traditional medicine.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈105 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Europemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cynomorium coccineum
Cynomorium songaricum

Its genus

Cynomorium1 spp.

Where it grows

Europe1
Africa1
Asia-Temperate1

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

Related families

Cynomoriaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.