Diapensiaceae

E1009752

Diapensiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, comprising mostly perennial herbs and subshrubs found in temperate and subarctic regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Diapensiaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo core Ericales ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
climatePreference cool climates ⓘ
commonName diapensia family ⓘ
distribution Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
ecologicalRole tundra and alpine vegetation components ⓘ
understory plants in cool forests ⓘ
familySize small family ⓘ
firstDescribedBy John Lindley ⓘ
flowerSymmetry radial symmetry ⓘ
flowerType actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
growthForm perennial herbs ⓘ
subshrubs ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance limited ⓘ
includesGenus Berneuxia ⓘ
Diapensia ⓘ
Galax ⓘ
Pyxidanthera ⓘ
Schizocodon ⓘ
Shortia ⓘ
isA family of flowering plants ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement basal rosettes ⓘ
leafType evergreen ⓘ
namedBy John Lindley ⓘ
order Ericales ⓘ
ovaryPosition superior ovary ⓘ
parentTaxon Ericales ⓘ
petalNumber 5 ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ
seedDispersal gravity ⓘ
wind ⓘ
sepalNumber 5 ⓘ
soilPreference acidic soils ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Diapensia ⓘ
typicalHabitat subarctic regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
usedIn ornamental horticulture ⓘ
yearDescribed 1846 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ericales → containsFamily → Diapensiaceae ⓘ