Caryophyllales

Caryophyllales
Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales Perleb
Suborders
Caryophyllineae Polygonineae
Synonyms
Centrospermae

Caryophyllales is a flowering plant order that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and most carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves.

Classification

• Order Caryophyllales
  • Family Achatocarpaceae
  • Family Aizoaceae
  • Family Amaranthaceae
  • Family Ancistrocladaceae
  • Family Asteropeiaceae
  • Family Basellaceae
  • Family Cactaceae
  • Family Caryophyllaceae
  • Family Didiereaceae
  • Family Dioncophyllaceae
  • Family Droseraceae
  • Family Drosophyllaceae
  • Family Frankeniaceae
  • Family Molluginaceae
  • Family Nepenthaceae
  • Family Nyctaginaceae
  • Family Physenaceae
  • Family Phytolaccaceae
  • Family Plumbaginaceae
  • Family Polygonaceae
  • Family Portulacaceae
  • Family Rhabdodendraceae
  • Family Sarcobataceae
  • Family Simmondsiaceae
  • Family Stegnospermataceae
  • Family Tamaricaceae

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