Iteaceae
plant family
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The Iteaceae is a family of flowering plants that belongs to the order Saxifragales. This family includes shrubs with racemes of small white flowers and capsular fruits. The genus Itea is part of this family, with one species native to eastern North America and others found from the Himalayas to Japan. Some species, like I. virginica and I. ilicifolia, are cultivated as ornamental shrubs. Iteaceae plants have spirally arranged, serrated leaves and flowers with valvate petals.12
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