Stickleaf Family
Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.
22 branches of this family, most-observed first
Blazingstars
genusMentzelia
Eucnide
genusEucnide
Loasa
genusLoasa
Sandpaper Plants
genusPetalonyx
Cevallia
genusCevallia
Caiophora
genusCaiophora
Nasa
genusNasa
Gronovia
genusGronovia
Blumenbachia
genusBlumenbachia
Pinnasa
genusPinnasa
Kissenia
genusKissenia
Scyphanthus
genusScyphanthus
Klaprothia
genusKlaprothia
Presliophytum
genusPresliophytum
Grausa
genusGrausa
Prosa
genusProsa
Huidobria
genusHuidobria
Aosa
genusAosa
Schismocarpus
genusSchismocarpus
Xylopodia
genusXylopodia
Plakothira
genusPlakothira
Fuertesia
genusFuertesia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53922.