What family is the evening primrose in?
Evening primroses
Oenotheraceae
Evening-primroses/Family
How do you identify Onagraceae?
The family is characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals; in some genera, such as Fuchsia, the sepals are as brightly coloured as the petals. The seeds are generally very small. In some genera, such as Epilobium, they have tufts of hairs and are dispersed on the wind.
What is another name for evening primrose?
Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops.
What is the scientific name of evening primrose?
Oenothera biennis
Common evening-primrose/Scientific names
Evening primrose (Oenothera L.) is a plant belonging to the family Onagraceae, in which the most numerous species is Oenothera biennis.
What did Onagraceae researchers do for a living?
A group of Onagraceae researchers worked together to gain a better understanding of the evolution of the family and to derive an appropriate classification. Using molecular, morphological, biochemical, and biogeographic tools, results have provided new insights into family relationships and monophyletic groups at the tribal and generic levels.
Are there any monophyletic relationships in Onagraceae?
Most relationships within Onagreae are weakly resolved, suggesting a rapid diversification of this group in western North America. Neither Camissonia nor Oenothera appears to be monophyletic. Morphological characters generally agree with the molecular data, providing further support for relationships.
What kind of seeds are in the Onagraceae?
Seeds are (oily) endospermous. The Onagraceae have a worldwide distribution. Economic importance includes several cultivated ornamentals, such as species of Clarkia, Fuchsia, and Oenothera. See Levin et al. (2003) and Ford and Gottlieb (2007) for phylogenetic studies, the latter proposing a classification system of 7 tribes.
What kind of placentation does the Onagraceae have?
Placentation is axile or parietal; ovules are anatropous, bitegmic, usually ∞ per locule, with a monosporic, 4-nucleate ( Oenothera type) female gameto-phyte. The fruit is a capsule, berry, or nut. Seeds are (oily) endospermous. The Onagraceae have a worldwide distribution.