Caryophyllales

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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.

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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)

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Plumbaginaceae APGSystemPlacement Caryophyllales
Saguaro blossom belongsToOrder Caryophyllales
Superasterids hasSubclade Caryophyllales
this entity surface form: Caryophyllales clade
Caryophyllales hasSynonym Caryophyllales self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Centrospermae
Phytolaccaceae historicallyIncludedIn Caryophyllales
this entity surface form: Caryophyllales s.l.
Eudicots includes Caryophyllales
Superasterids includes Caryophyllales
Aizoaceae order Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae order Caryophyllales
Basellaceae order Caryophyllales
Beta vulgaris order Caryophyllales
Cactaceae order Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae order Caryophyllales
Dionaea muscipula order Caryophyllales
Drosera order Caryophyllales
Droseraceae order Caryophyllales
Echinocactus order Caryophyllales
Nepenthaceae order Caryophyllales
Nepenthes rajah order Caryophyllales
Nyctaginaceae order Caryophyllales
Phytolaccaceae order Caryophyllales
Plumbaginaceae order Caryophyllales
Polygonaceae order Caryophyllales
Portulacaceae order Caryophyllales
Rhipsalis order Caryophyllales
Schlumbergera order Caryophyllales
Spinacia oleracea order Caryophyllales
Tamaricaceae order Caryophyllales
nopal cactus order Caryophyllales