Caryophyllales
E9794
Caryophyllales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, and many succulent and halophytic species adapted to extreme environments.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caryophyllales clade | 1 |
| Caryophyllales s.l. | 1 |
| Centrospermae | 1 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| APGSystemPlacement |
APG IV system
ⓘ
core eudicots clade ⓘ |
| characteristic |
includes climbers
ⓘ
includes many herbaceous plants ⓘ includes shrubs and trees ⓘ many species adapted to arid environments ⓘ many species adapted to saline soils ⓘ many species are halophytes ⓘ many species are succulents ⓘ often have betalain pigments instead of anthocyanins ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids ⓘ Core eudicots ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ Superasterids ⓘ |
| class |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnoliopsida
|
| containsTaxon |
Aizoaceae
ⓘ
Amaranthaceae ⓘ Basellaceae ⓘ Cactaceae ⓘ Cactales sensu lato ⓘ Caryophyllaceae ⓘ Amaranthaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Chenopodiaceae
Droseraceae ⓘ Nepenthaceae ⓘ Nyctaginaceae ⓘ Phytolaccaceae ⓘ Plumbaginaceae ⓘ Polygonaceae ⓘ Portulacaceae ⓘ Tamaricaceae ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
food crops
ⓘ
forage plants ⓘ industrial crops ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| exampleSpecies |
Amaranthus caudatus
ⓘ
Beta vulgaris ⓘ Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ Drosera ⓘ
surface form:
Drosera rotundifolia
Nepenthes rajah ⓘ nopal cactus ⓘ
surface form:
Opuntia ficus-indica
Spinacia oleracea ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal salt marshes
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ saline soils ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
Caryophyllales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Centrospermae
|
| includesCommonName |
Dionaea muscipula
ⓘ
surface form:
Venus flytraps
amaranths ⓘ buckwheats ⓘ cacti ⓘ carnations ⓘ carnivorous sundews ⓘ goosefoots ⓘ ice plants ⓘ purslanes ⓘ tropical pitcher plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafFeature |
often opposite or alternate leaves
ⓘ
usually simple leaves ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathways |
includes C3 plants
ⓘ
includes C4 plants ⓘ includes CAM plants ⓘ |
| pigmentation | betalains mutually exclusive with anthocyanins ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| reproductiveFeature |
flowers usually actinomorphic
ⓘ
often free-central placentation ⓘ ovary usually superior ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| type | flowering plants ⓘ |
| vascularFeature | often anomalous secondary growth in some families ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caryophyllales clade
this entity surface form:
Centrospermae
this entity surface form:
Caryophyllales s.l.