Caryophyllales
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The carnation order, including cacti, beets, spinach, and carnivorous plants like sundews and Venus flytraps. Highly diverse in arid environments. Over 12,000 species.
Families in this Order
Nepenthaceae
Tropical pitcher plants (~170 species). Carnivorous vines and shrubs with modified leaf tips forming fluid-filled pitfall traps to digest insects. …
Chenopodiaceae
The goosefoot family (~1,400 species, now largely merged into Amaranthaceae). Halophytes and weedy herbs with simple alternate leaves. Includes beets, …
Caryophyllaceae
The pink family (~2,200 species, 86 genera). Herbs with swollen nodes, opposite entire leaves, and flowers often with notched petals. …
Nyctaginaceae
The four o'clock family (~400 species, 35 genera). Herbs, shrubs, and trees with opposite simple leaves and flowers lacking true …
Portulacaceae
The purslane family (~115 species, 2 genera in restricted sense). Succulent herbs with fleshy leaves, 2 sepals, and 5 petals. …
Amaranthaceae
The amaranth family (~2,500 species, 174 genera; now includes Chenopodiaceae). Herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and small flowers. Includes …
Cactaceae
Cactus family
A family of about 1,750 species adapted to arid environments. Native to the Americas. Store water in thick stems. Some …
Droseraceae
The sundew family (~190 species, 3 genera). Carnivorous plants that trap insects with sticky glandular leaves. Includes sundews (Drosera), Venus …
Aizoaceae
The ice plant family (~1,900 species, 130 genera). Succulent herbs and shrubs with showy flowers and often crystalline papillae on …
Polygonaceae
The buckwheat family (~1,200 species, 48 genera). Herbs with swollen stem nodes (ocrea), alternate leaves, and small often wind-pollinated flowers. …
Plumbaginaceae
The leadwort family (~800 species, 30 genera). Herbs and shrubs of salt marshes and dry rocky habitats with small 5-petaled …
Phytolaccaceae
The pokeweed family (~30 species, 4 genera). Herbs and trees with alternate simple leaves and racemes of small flowers. Includes …
Tamaricaceae
The tamarisk family (~90 species, 4 genera). Shrubs and trees of arid and saline habitats with scale-like leaves and dense …