Ordens de plantas

Explore 50 plant orders — the broadest level of plant classification. Orders group related families that share fundamental evolutionary characteristics, from flower symmetry to seed structure.

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Ginkgoales

1 plantas
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Pinales

274 plantas
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Fagales

1614 plantas
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Santalales

2427 plantas
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Poales

24839 plantas

The grass order, including cereals (wheat, rice, corn), bamboo, and sedges. Grasses cover about 40% of Earth's land surface. Contains …
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Brassicales

5257 plantas
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Pandanales

1522 plantas
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Ranunculales

6057 plantas
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Aquifoliales

578 plantas
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Dioscoreales

897 plantas
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Malvales

7462 plantas
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Fabales

24252 plantas

The legume order, containing nitrogen-fixing plants critical to agriculture. Includes beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts. The Fabaceae family alone has …
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Alismatales

4976 plantas
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Asparagales

41054 plantas
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Piperales

4636 plantas
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Gnetales

44 plantas
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Commelinales

942 plantas
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Dipsacales

1119 plantas
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Proteales

1862 plantas
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Saxifragales

2965 plantas
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Solanales

4812 plantas
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Chloranthales

73 plantas
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Zingiberales

2937 plantas
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Nymphaeales

108 plantas
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Cupressales

200 plantas
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Apiales

6004 plantas
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Welwitschiales

1 plantas
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Canellales

118 plantas
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Cucurbitales

3245 plantas
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Cornales

678 plantas
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Cycadales

381 plantas
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Liliales

1807 plantas
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Arecales

2550 plantas
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Celastrales

1357 plantas
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Laurales

3738 plantas
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Gentianales

23295 plantas

An order including coffee, gardenia, and periwinkle. Contains the Rubiaceae family (coffee, quinine) and Apocynaceae family (oleander, plumeria). Over 17,000 …
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Sapindales

6890 plantas

The maple and citrus order. Includes citrus fruits, maples, cashews, mangoes, frankincense, and mahogany. Important for fruits, timber, and spices.
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Myrtales

15169 plantas

An order including myrtles, eucalyptus, cloves, and pomegranate. Eucalyptus dominates Australian forests. Contains many aromatic and timber species.
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Malpighiales

18234 plantas

One of the largest orders of flowering plants with about 16,000 species. Includes willows, violets, passion flowers, flax, coca, and …
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Rosales

10883 plantas

An order of flowering plants including roses, elms, figs, and hemp. Contains about 7,700 species across 9 families. Economically important …
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Asterales

37395 plantas

The daisy and sunflower order. Asteraceae is the largest family of flowering plants with over 32,000 species. Includes lettuce, artichoke, …
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Lamiales

27710 plantas

An order of mint, olive, and lavender relatives. Includes many aromatic herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano) and ornamental plants (snapdragon, …
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Caryophyllales

12606 plantas

The carnation order, including cacti, beets, spinach, and carnivorous plants like sundews and Venus flytraps. Highly diverse in arid environments. …
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Boraginales

2095 plantas
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Oxalidales

2051 plantas
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Ericales

13499 plantas
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Araucariales

231 plantas
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Ephedrales

74 plantas
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Magnoliales

3531 plantas
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Geraniales

819 plantas