Spiraeoideae

plant subfamily
Also known as: spirea subfamily

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fossils

  • red garden rose
    In Rosales: Evolution

    …genus Spiraea, of the subfamily Spiraeoideae, is known from fossil fruits and leaves, and the related genus Physocarpus is represented in fossils dating to the middle of the Cenozoic Era. In the subfamily Maloideae, fruit and seed remains have been recognized from the genera Crataegus and Pyrus. Leaf fossils are…

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Rosaceae

  • red garden rose
    In Rosales: Characteristic morphological features

    …subfamilies based primarily on fruits: Spiraeoideae (Spirea subfamily), with follicles; Rosoideae (rose subfamily), with achenes or, in Rubus, drupelets; Amygdaloideae, also called Prunoideae (plum subfamily), with drupes; and Maloideae (apple subfamily), with pomes. As a member of Rosoideae, strawberries have achenes, although this is not obvious to the casual observer,

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