Definition of Onagraceae. Meaning of Onagraceae. Synonyms of Onagraceae

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Definition of Onagraceae

Onagraceae
Onagraceous On`a*gra"ceous, Onagrarieous On`a*gra*ri"e*ous, a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Onagrace[ae] or Onagrarie[ae]), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (Epilobium), and the evening primrose ([OE]nothera).

Meaning of Onagraceae from wikipedia

- The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs...
- Gaura was a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The name was derived from Gr**** γαῦρος (gaûros) meaning "superb"...
- angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family, Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed and in Britain and Ireland as...
- willow herb, is a species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. The erect perennial herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.3 metres...
- flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are...
- Subdivisions of the genus Oenothera in the Onagraceae (evening primrose) family: Oenothera sect. Angora (Spach) W.L.Wagner & Hoch – western North America...
- Fuchsia apetala is a species of small shrub or vine in the family Onagraceae. It is native to Bolivia and Peru. "Fuchsia apetala Ruiz & Pav". Plants of...
- common evening-primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to...
- Mast (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Fuchsia (Onagraceae) based on noncoding nuclear and chloroplast DNA data". American Journal...
- willow herb is a species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. This species is native to much of North America, southern South America...