Globulariaceae

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Globulariaceae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Globulariaceae (from the genus Globularia, so named because the flowers are borne in heads). Globularia Family. Fig. 53. Shrubs or herbs: leaves alternate, simple: flowers bisexual, bilabiate, borne in involucrate heads on a chaffy receptacle; calyx mostly 5-parted, bilabiate or regular; corolla 5-lobed, gamopetalous, hypogynous, upper lip sometimes obsolete; the lobes imbricated; stamens 4, didynamous, epipetalous; anthers exserted, by constriction often falsely 4-celled; hypogynous disk usually reduced to a gland on one side; ovary superior, 1-celled; ovule solitary; style 1; stigmas 1-2: fruit a nutlet inclosed in the persistent calyx. The 3 genera and 20 species are confined to the Mediterranean region. Seventeen species belong to the genus Globularia. The family is related to the Scrophulariaceae, but is distinguished by the solitary ovule and 1-celled ovary. Globularias are easily mistaken for Scabiosas, because of the involucrate heads and exserted stamens. Some species are locally used as remedies. A few species of Globularia are in cultivation in this country; two are hardy, and a third is a greenhouse plant. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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