Family
Loasaceae (Stickleaf family)
Mentzelia laevicaulis. Photo: (c) Claire Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.