Caryophyllales

Tropical pitcher plants (~170 species). Carnivorous vines and shrubs with modified leaf tips forming fluid-filled pitfall traps to digest insects. …

The goosefoot family (~1,400 species, now largely merged into Amaranthaceae). Halophytes and weedy herbs with simple alternate leaves. Includes beets, …

The pink family (~2,200 species, 86 genera). Herbs with swollen nodes, opposite entire leaves, and flowers often with notched petals. …

The four o'clock family (~400 species, 35 genera). Herbs, shrubs, and trees with opposite simple leaves and flowers lacking true …

The purslane family (~115 species, 2 genera in restricted sense). Succulent herbs with fleshy leaves, 2 sepals, and 5 petals. …

The amaranth family (~2,500 species, 174 genera; now includes Chenopodiaceae). Herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and small flowers. Includes …

A family of about 1,750 species adapted to arid environments. Native to the Americas. Store water in thick stems. Some …

The sundew family (~190 species, 3 genera). Carnivorous plants that trap insects with sticky glandular leaves. Includes sundews (Drosera), Venus …

The ice plant family (~1,900 species, 130 genera). Succulent herbs and shrubs with showy flowers and often crystalline papillae on …

The buckwheat family (~1,200 species, 48 genera). Herbs with swollen stem nodes (ocrea), alternate leaves, and small often wind-pollinated flowers. …

The leadwort family (~800 species, 30 genera). Herbs and shrubs of salt marshes and dry rocky habitats with small 5-petaled …

The pokeweed family (~30 species, 4 genera). Herbs and trees with alternate simple leaves and racemes of small flowers. Includes …

The tamarisk family (~90 species, 4 genera). Shrubs and trees of arid and saline habitats with scale-like leaves and dense …