Family · Asterids
Loasaceae
Stickleaf, blazing stars
Herbs and shrubs, mainly American, often clothed in stinging or barbed hairs; type genus Loasa.
- Accepted species
- 337accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 22accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈54 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Mentzelia (blazingstar)
- Loasa
- Caiophora
Genera
Nasa102 spp.
Mentzelia100 spp.
Caiophora37 spp.
Loasa24 spp.
Eucnide14 spp.
Blumenbachia11 spp.
Aosa7 spp.
Pinnasa7 spp.
Grausa6 spp.
Petalonyx5 spp.
Presliophytum5 spp.
Plakothira3 spp.
Gronovia2 spp.
Kissenia2 spp.
Klaprothia2 spp.
Schismocarpus2 spp.
Scyphanthus2 spp.
Xylopodia2 spp.
Cevallia1 spp.
Fuertesia1 spp.
Huidobria1 spp.
Prosa1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America220
- Northern America120
- Pacific3
- Africa2
- Asia-Temperate1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Loasaceae sits in the order Cornales.