Family · Rosids
Onagraceae
Evening primrose, fuchsia
Herbs and shrubs typically with four-parted flowers and an inferior ovary; includes evening primroses, fuchsias and willowherbs.
- Accepted species
- 802accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 22accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈61 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Oenothera
- Fuchsia
- Epilobium
Genera
Epilobium269 spp.
Oenothera165 spp.
Fuchsia111 spp.
Ludwigia89 spp.
Clarkia42 spp.
Lopezia29 spp.
Circaea19 spp.
Chylismia16 spp.
Camissoniopsis14 spp.
Camissonia13 spp.
Gayophytum9 spp.
Eremothera7 spp.
Eulobus4 spp.
Taraxia4 spp.
Gongylocarpus2 spp.
Neoholmgrenia2 spp.
Tetrapteron2 spp.
Chylismiella1 spp.
Hauya1 spp.
Hemifuchsia1 spp.
Megacorax1 spp.
Xylonagra1 spp.
Where it grows
- Northern America360
- Southern America234
- Asia-Temperate104
- Europe88
- Asia-Tropical58
- Australasia58
- Africa27
- Pacific3
- Antarctic3
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Onagraceae sits in the order Myrtales.