English: Stickleaf family; Blazing star family.
Botany: ± 20 genera; ± 250 species; annual, biennial and perennial herbs, few shrubs and small trees.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Loasaceae is placed in the Order
Cornales.
Loasaceae is closely related to
Hydrangeaceae.
In the
Plant theory Loasaceae is treated in the same way in
Cornales.
Loasaceae is placed in
Subphase 1.