| Classification |
| Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order Type: Eudicots-Rosids II
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Family Common Name: Mignonette Family
Genera: Reseda |
Defining Morphology: Floral
Features: Inflorescences are indeterminate in terminal raceme or spike.
Flowers mostly bisexual and zygomorphic. Ovaries are superior. Fruit and
Seed Features: Dicotyledon. Fruit a capsule, berry or cluster of follicles.
Vegetative Features: Habit as herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple to pinnate.
Stipules are small, and gland-like.
Distribution: Europe to west-central
Asia and northern Africa.
Economic Use: Some species
are cultivated as garden ornamentals.
Number of Genera Globally:
6
Number of Species Globally: 75
