665.31.00 HydrophyllaceaeBotany: 17 genera: ± 300 species; western United States; moist, shady rocks; small quantity of water is held in the cavity of each leaf; styles 2; filaments swollen at base.
Genera: Codon, Draperia, Elliasia, Ellisia, Emmenanthe, Eriodictyon, Eucrypta, Hesperochiron, Hydrolea, Hydrophyllum, Nama, Nemophila, Phacelia, Pholistoma, Romanzoffia, Tricardia, Turricula, Wigandia.
TaxonomyHydrophyllaceae is a family in the Order of
Boraginales in the
Apg3 classification. It can be included in an extended
Boraginaceae, then being the only
Family in
Boraginales.
In the
Plant theory The Families of
Boraginales are held apart, or otherwise said Boragnicaeae is split in its Subfamilies.
Hydrophyllaceae is placed in
Subphase 1.