FORM Annual or perennial herbs.

Genera   13             

Species 400 in our area  15 (Gray); 11 (B&B)⁴³

Distribution Global

Flowers Bilaterally symertical often in cymes or heads

#Parts      1-3 sepals, corolla 5 lobed, often 2 lipped

Symmetry Bilatteral

Leaves Alternate - opposite.