Family · Other eudicots
Sarcobataceae
Greasewood
Spiny, salt-tolerant desert shrubs of western North America; single genus Sarcobatus (greasewood).
- Accepted species
- 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genus
- 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈59 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Where it grows
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Sarcobataceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.
- CaryophyllaceaeCarnations, pinks, chickweed3,403
- AmaranthaceaeAmaranth, beet, spinach, quinoa2,420
- CactaceaeCacti2,033
- AizoaceaeIce plants, living stones1,815
- PolygonaceaeBuckwheat, rhubarb, knotweed1,638
- PlumbaginaceaeSea lavender, leadwort1,141
- NyctaginaceaeBougainvillea, four o'clocks465
- DroseraceaeSundews, Venus flytrap277
- MontiaceaeMiner's lettuce271
- NepenthaceaeTropical pitcher plants218
- PortulacaceaePurslanes154
- TamaricaceaeTamarisks113
- MolluginaceaeCarpetweeds99
- FrankeniaceaeSea heaths86
- Anacampserotaceae61
- PhytolaccaceaePokeweeds34
- TalinaceaeFameflowers29
- Limeaceae25
- Petiveriaceae22
- Ancistrocladaceae20
- DidiereaceaeMadagascar ocotillo20
- BasellaceaeMalabar spinach19
- Microteaceae10
- Achatocarpaceae10