Subfamily

Hydrophylloideae (Baby blue eyes, phacelias, and waterleaves)

Phacelia tanacetifolia. Photo: (c) Laura O’Halloran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Hydrophylloideae is a subfamily of the Boraginaceae family of flowering plants. Their taxonomic position is somewhat uncertain. Traditionally, and under the Cronquist system, they were given family rank under the name Hydrophyllaceae, and treated as part of the order Solanales. More recent systems have recognised their close relationship to the borage family, Boraginaceae, initially by placing Hydrophyllaceae and Boraginaceae together in an order Boraginales, and most recently by demoting Hydrophyllaceae to a subfamily of Boraginaceae. However…

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Subtaxa

Genus: Phacelia (Scorpionweeds)

Genus: Romanzoffia (Mistmaidens)

Genus: Hydrophyllum (Waterleaves)

Genus: Nemophila (Baby blue eyes and allies)

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Discussion

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