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Onagraceae. The Evening -primrose Family

Onagraceae. The Evening -primrose Family. Onagraceae. 18 genera, 655 species herbs, shrubs, and trees on every continent from boreal to tropical regions. characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals. Seeds and Fruit. seeds are very small, with a tuft of down.

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Onagraceae. The Evening -primrose Family

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  1. Onagraceae.The Evening -primrose Family

  2. Onagraceae • 18 genera, 655 species • herbs, shrubs, and trees • on every continent from boreal to tropical regions. • characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals

  3. Seeds and Fruit • seeds are very small, with a tuft of down. • wind-dispersed. • in others (e.g. Fuchsia), in a juicy epigynous berry. • dispersed by birds. • leaves are commonly opposite or whorled, but are spirally arranged in some species; in most, they are simple and lanceolate in shape.

  4. Alpine Enchanter’s NightshadeCircaea alpina • Perennial • Bloom Period is Late Spring • Flower Color White • Height, Mature (feet) 0.9 • Non-toxic • Propagated by seed, bare root and tubers

  5. References • Smithsonian Institution: Onagraceae classification • Ford, V.S. & Gottlieb, L.D. (2007). Tribal relationships within Onagraceae inferred from PgiC sequences. Systematic Botany 32(2):348-356.

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