English: Hydrangea family.
Botany: 17 genera; 220 species; shrubs; worldwide.
Content: aluminium.
Use: ornamental.
TaxonomyIn the Apg3 classifcation
Hydrangeaceae is placed in the Order
Cornales, closely related to
Loasaceae. In the
Cronquist classification Hydrangeaceae was placed in
Saxifragales.
In the
Plant theory Hydrangeaceae is treated in the same way and placed in
Subphase 5.