Onagraceae

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Onagraceae
Dwarf Fireweed (Epilobium latifolium)
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Onagraceae

Genera

Calylophus
Camissonia
Circaea
Clarkia
Epilobium
Eucharidium
Fuchsia
Gaura
Gayophytum
Gongylocarpus
Hauya
Hemifuchsia
Heterogaura
Isnardia
Jussiaea
Lopezia
Ludwigia
Megacorax
Oenothera
Stenosiphon
Xylonagra

Onagraceae is a family of flowering plants, beloging to the myrtle order comprising 21 genera concentrated in the temperate region of the New World. The family is characterized by flowers with parts mostly on the plan of four (four sepals, four petals, four or eight stamens), but there are some exceptions. The ovary is inferior (i.e., below the flower proper).