The night candle plants (Onagraceae) are a plant family, which grow in the moderate widths of the earth and in completely Europe. By this are usually krautige representatives.

The named-giving kind of the night candles (Oenothera) are originally common from America immigrated and meanwhile world-wide. It is an important attempt plant in the genetics.

Among the domestic kinds of the night candle plants rank among other things:

• Night candles (Oenothera)
• (Epilobium)
• Witch herb (Circaea)

To the family also the Fuchsien (Fuchsia) belongs, which originally originates from Latin America and finds in the moderate areas (Europe and North America) frequently as ornamental plants use.

Description

There is mostly krautige Pflanzen.Die blooms is (except with Ludwigia).

Systematics

The family of the night candle plants (Onagraceae) arranged into two n with 17 to 24 kinds and 650 kinds:

• Unterfamilie Onagroideae
  • Night candles (Oenothera)
  • Splendour candles (Gaura lindheimeri)
  • (Epilobium)
  • Witch herb (Circaea)
  • Fuchsien (Fuchsia)
  • Clarkia
• Unterfamilie Jussiaeaoideae: With only one kind and 85 kinds:
  • Hay herb (Ludwigia)

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