Family · Rosids

Setchellanthaceae

Monotypic family of a single Mexican desert shrub, Setchellanthus caeruleus, with showy blue flowers and mustard-oil chemistry.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈72 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Setchellanthus caeruleus

Its genus

Setchellanthus1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America1

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

Related families

Setchellanthaceae sits in the order Brassicales.