Caryophyllales

Of plant order and Caryophyllidae.   May also be referred to as Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales and order-Chenopodiales.

Corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae.

This concept's ID is @1~59319

Caryophylloid Dicot Family

  • Caryophyllaceae 22 facts

    Large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes).

  • Chenopodiaceae 10 facts

    Includes spinach and beets.

  • Aizoaceae 7 facts

    Succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North...

  • Amaranthaceae 7 facts

    Cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs.

  • Portulacaceae 7 facts

    Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Ame...

  • Nyctaginaceae 6 facts

    A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales.

  • Phytolaccaceae 5 facts

    Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers:...

  • Batidaceae 1 facts

    Family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts.