Plumbaginaceae

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Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the leadwort or plumbago family, that includes mostly herbaceous and shrubby species often found in saline or coastal habitats.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
APGSystemPlacement Caryophyllales
class Magnoliopsida
commonName leadwort family
plumbago family
contains herbaceous species
shrubby species
distribution cosmopolitan
division Tracheophyta
hasApproximateNumberOfGenera about 20
hasApproximateNumberOfSpecies about 800
hasCharacteristic calyx usually tubular and persistent
corolla usually of five petals
flowers typically actinomorphic
flowers usually bisexual
fruit usually a one-seeded capsule
inflorescences often in spikes or panicles
many species with basal leaf rosettes
often found in dry habitats
often halophytic
ovary superior
hasNotableSpecies Armeria maritima
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Limonium sinuatum
Plumbago auriculata
includesGenus Acantholimon
Armeria
Ceratostigma
Goniolimon
Limonium
Plumbago
Statice
isA family of flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter genus Plumbago
notableUse cut flowers
ornamental plants
rock garden plants
order Caryophyllales
photosyntheticPathway C3
recognizedBy Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
subdivisionRanks genera
taxonRank family
typeGenus Plumbago
typicalHabitat coastal habitats
saline habitats

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Caryophyllales
containsTaxon

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