Family · Rosids

Penthoraceae

Single genus Penthorum: marsh herbs of North America and East Asia with yellow-green flowers lacking petals.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈3 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Penthorum sedoides (ditch stonecrop)
Penthorum chinense

Its genus

Penthorum2 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical2
Asia-Temperate1
Northern America1

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

Related families

Penthoraceae sits in the order Saxifragales.