family
Datiscaceae
Datiscaceae
Field notes
The Datiscaceae are a family of dicotyledonous plants, containing two species of the genus Datisca. Two other genera, Octomeles and Tetrameles, are now classified in the family Tetramelaceae.
Datiscaceae are large herbaceous plants, with alternate and pinnate leaves.
They are actinorhizal plants, that host nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots, and are the only ones that are non-woody, although non-actinorrhizal plants also fix nitrogen, such as the legumes.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Datiscaceae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
