order Fagales
E82406
Order Fagales is a group of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as oaks, beeches, birches, and alders.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Fagales | 53 | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
→
taxonomic rank → |
| authority | Lindley → |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
→
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots →
surface form:
Core eudicots
Eudicots → Fabids → Rosids → |
| class |
Eudicots
→
surface form:
Eudicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida → |
| containsTaxon |
Betulaceae
→
Casuarinaceae → oak family (Fagaceae) →
surface form:
Fagaceae
Juglandaceae → Myricaceae → Nothofagaceae → Rhoipteleaceae → Ticodendraceae → |
| distribution | cosmopolitan → |
| division | Magnoliophyta → |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant canopy trees
→
nitrogen fixation in some members → |
| economicImportance |
nut crops
→
ornamental trees → timber production → |
| flowerSex | unisexual flowers → |
| fruitType |
achene
→
nut → samara → |
| habitat |
boreal forests
→
montane forests → temperate forests → |
| includes |
alders
→
beeches → birches → casuarinas → hazels → hickories → hornbeams → oaks → southern beeches → walnuts → |
| isMonophyletic | true → |
| kingdom | Plantae → |
| lifeForm | mostly trees and shrubs → |
| namedBy | John Lindley → |
| ovaryPosition | inferior ovary → |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 → |
| pollination | anemophily → |
| reproduction | seed-bearing → |
| taxonRank | order → |
| typeOf | flowering plant order → |
| typicalPollination | wind pollination → |