Family · Rosids
Resedaceae
Mignonettes
Herbs and shrubs with fringed petals and often fragrant flowers; includes garden mignonette and dyer's weld.
- Accepted species
- 118accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 11accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈44 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Reseda68 spp.
Forchhammeria16 spp.
Stixis9 spp.
Ochradenus8 spp.
Sesamoides6 spp.
Caylusea3 spp.
Oligomeris3 spp.
Ochradiscus2 spp.
Borthwickia1 spp.
Randonia1 spp.
Tirania1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate51
- Africa44
- Europe28
- Asia-Tropical17
- Northern America10
- Southern America9
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Resedaceae sits in the order Brassicales.