Family · Asterids

Diapensiaceae

Low evergreen herbs and cushion plants of arctic, alpine and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Accepted species: 19accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 6accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈28 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Diapensia
Galax
Shortia
Pyxidanthera

Genera

Diapensia6 spp.
Shortia6 spp.
Schizocodon3 spp.
Pyxidanthera2 spp.
Berneuxia1 spp.
Galax1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate13
Northern America7
Asia-Tropical5
Europe1

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

Related families

Diapensiaceae sits in the order Ericales.