Family · Asterids

Sphenocleaceae

Gooseweed

Fleshy wetland and ricefield herbs of the single genus Sphenoclea with dense flower spikes.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈56 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Sphenoclea

Its genus

Sphenoclea2 spp.

Where it grows

Africa2
Asia-Temperate1
Asia-Tropical1
Australasia1

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

Related families

Sphenocleaceae sits in the order Solanales.