PLANTS Profile for Begonia (begonia)

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PLANTS Profile

Begonia L.
begonia

Symbol:

BEGON

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Begoniaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, DC, Washington, National Cathedral, Bishop's Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Begonia L.

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Distribution:
Begonia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, GA, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Begonia L.

View 2 genera in Begoniaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Begonia coccinea
scarlet begonia

Begonia convolvulacea
morning-glory begonia

Begonia cucullata
clubed begonia

Begonia decandra
native begonia

Begonia foliosa
fuchsia begonia

Begonia heracleifolia
starleaf begonia

Begonia hirtella
Brazilian begonia

Begonia nelumbiifolia
lilypad begonia

Begonia reniformis
grapeleaf begonia

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Begonia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Begoniaceae – Begonia family
Genus	Begonia L. – begonia

More Accounts and Images:
Begonia L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22327.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 11/03/2008 04:39 PM MST