Home›Flowering Plants›Everyday Group›Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)GroupCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)This group gathers Flowering Plants subcategory members belonging to the large and chemically distinctive order Caryophyllales, united less by obvious shared appearance than by an unusual pigment chemistry, most members color their flowers with betalains rather than the anthocyanins used elsewhere in flowering plants. It spans the cactus family Cactaceae, New World succulents adapted to extreme drought by storing water in a swollen, often spineless-leaved stem, the carnation family Caryophyllaceae, the amaranth and goosefoot family Amaranthaceae (spinach, beets, quinoa and the salt-tolerant saltbushes and glassworts), the buckwheat family Polygonaceae (rhubarb, knotweed and buckwheat itself), the four-o'clock family Nyctaginaceae, the tamarisk family Tamaricaceae, and two unrelated-looking carnivorous lineages, the sundews and Venus flytrap of the family Droseraceae and the pitcher plants of the Old World family Nepenthaceae, whose trapping habit evolved independently of this subcategory's other, Ericales-order pitcher plants.FactsCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedSeed-Bearing 2Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Filter Results50 entriesCommon GroupAllCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (50)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (1)Desert (6)Fen (1)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (2)Riparian Zone (1)River (1)Salt Marsh (2)Savanna (2)Steppe (1)Temperate Forest (1)Tundra (1)Wetlands (2)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (4)Africa (3)Albania (9)Algeria (5)Angola (2)Argentina (1)Australia (2)Australia (6)Austria (14)Bahamas (3)Bangladesh (8)Belarus (7)Belgium (12)Belize (2)Benin (1)Bolivia (3)Botswana (2)Brazil (14)Bulgaria (8)Burundi (1)Cambodia (2)Cameroon (1)Canada (6)Chad (2)China (1)Colombia (4)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (3)Cuba (4)Cyprus (3)Czechia (3)Denmark (11)Djibouti (1)Dominican Republic (5)East Africa (2)Egypt (1)El Salvador (1)Eritrea (1)Estonia (2)Eswatini (2)Ethiopia (4)Europe (1)Finland (9)France (12)Gambia (2)Georgia (7)Germany (13)Greece (6)Guatemala (3)Guinea (1)Guinea-Bissau (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (7)Honduras (2)Hungary (8)Iceland (8)India (4)Iran (6)Iraq (3)Ireland (10)Italy (10)Jamaica (5)Japan (10)Kazakhstan (7)Kenya (4)Kuwait (1)Laos (1)Lesotho (1)Libya 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Medicine (11)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (4)Appendix II (23)Not Listed (23)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (1)G4 Apparently Secure (1)G5 Secure (7)GNR Unranked (11)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Chihuahuan Desert (3)Galapagos (1)Great Plains (2)Heath (1)Kruger National Park (1)Mojave Desert (1)Sonoran Desert (2)TaxonomyAllAmaranthaceae (2)Cactaceae (19)Caryophyllaceae (4)Caryophyllales (1)Drosera (6)Magnoliopsida (2)Mammillaria (1)Nepenthes (6)Plantae (2)Polygonaceae (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Armeria maritimaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Arthrocereus rondonianusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Astrophytum capricorneCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Aztekium ritteriCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Bistorta officinalisCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)BuckwheatCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Cape SundewCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Cerastium tomentosumCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Cereus jamacaruCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Dianthus gratianopolitanusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Drosera aliciaeCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Drosera binataCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Drosera burmanniiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Drosera proliferaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Drosera rotundifoliaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Echinocactus horizonthaloniusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Echinocereus engelmanniiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Echinopsis oxygonaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Fagopyrum tataricumCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Ferocactus pilosusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Gymnocalycium mihanovichiiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Gymnocalycium saglionisCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Hatiora salicornoidesCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Japanese KnotweedCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Lapidaria margaretaeCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Lava cactusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Mammillaria magnimammaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Mirabilis jalapaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes AttenboroughiiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes khasianaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes pervilleiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes RajahCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes spathulataCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Nepenthes ventricosaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Parodia leninghausiiCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Prickly PearCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Queen of the NightCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Rhipsalis pilocarpaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)RhubarbCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Rumex acetosellaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Saguaro CactusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Salicornia europaeaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)SaltcedarCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Selenicereus grandiflorusCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Silene latifoliaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Silene StenophyllaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)SorrelCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)SpinachCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Uebelmannia pectiniferaCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Venus FlytrapCarnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales)Sources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516581Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516581kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Flowering planttier 2WikipediaFlowering plant, lead section, etymology sentence, group 516581Quote, Flowering plant, lead section, etymology sentence, group 516581the seeds are enclosed within a fruitView the SourceOpuntia ficus-indica (Wikipedia)Has Member: Opuntia ficus-indica, LeadQuote, Has Member: Opuntia ficus-indica, Leadis a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the worldView the SourceDrosera whittakeri (Wikipedia)Has Member: Drosera whittakeri, LeadQuote, Has Member: Drosera whittakeri, LeadDrosera whittakeri (scented sundew, Whittaker's sundew) is a sundew that is native to South Australia and Victoria.View the SourceTurbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus, Lead, groupis a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.View the SourceArthrocereus glaziovii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Arthrocereus glaziovii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Arthrocereus glaziovii, Leadis a species of flowering plant in the family CactaceaeView the SourceAcanthocereus tetragonus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Acanthocereus tetragonus, Lead, kind of plantQuote, Has Member: Acanthocereus tetragonus, Lead, kind of plantAcanthocereus tetragonus is a species of cactusView the SourceAstrophytum ornatum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Astrophytum ornatum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Astrophytum ornatum, Leadis a flowering plant of the family CactaceaeView the SourceAztekium hintonii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Aztekium hintonii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Aztekium hintonii, Leadis a species of cactus in the genus AztekiumView the SourceAriocarpus bravoanus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ariocarpus bravoanus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ariocarpus bravoanus, Leadis a species of cactus which is endemic to San Luis Potosí in MexicoView the SourceDrosera sessilifolia (Wikipedia)Has Member: Drosera sessilifolia, LeadQuote, Has Member: Drosera sessilifolia, Leadis a species in the carnivorous plant genus DroseraView the SourcePeniocereus greggii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Peniocereus greggii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Peniocereus greggii, LeadPeniocereus greggii is a cactus species native to southern United States and Mexico.View the SourcePelecyphora sneedii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pelecyphora sneedii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pelecyphora sneedii, LeadPelecyphora sneedii (syn. Coryphantha sneedii) is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Sneed's pincushion cactus and carpet foxtail cactus.View the SourceMammillaria bocasana (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mammillaria bocasana, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mammillaria bocasana, LeadMammillaria bocasana is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae.View the SourceDrosera pygmaea (Wikipedia)Has Member: Drosera pygmaea, LeadQuote, Has Member: Drosera pygmaea, LeadDrosera pygmaea is a carnivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual species of herb native to Australia and New Zealand.View the SourceGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Nepenthes adnataGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Has Member: Nepenthes adnata, Match result, orderQuote, Has Member: Nepenthes adnata, Match result, orderCaryophyllalesView the SourceMammillaria albicoma (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mammillaria albicoma, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mammillaria albicoma, Leadis a species of plant in the family CactaceaeView the SourceSclerocactus mesae-verdae (Wikipedia)Has Member: Sclerocactus mesae-verdae, LeadQuote, Has Member: Sclerocactus mesae-verdae, Leadis a species of cactus native to northwestern New MexicoView the SourceMammillaria luethyi (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mammillaria luethyi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mammillaria luethyi, LeadMammillaria luethyi is a species of cactus endemic to the Mexican state of Coahuila.View the SourceRhipsalis baccifera (Wikipedia)Has Member: Rhipsalis baccifera, LeadQuote, Has Member: Rhipsalis baccifera, Leadis an epiphytic cactusView the SourceMammillaria longimamma (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mammillaria longimamma, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mammillaria longimamma, LeadMammillaria longimamma is a species of cactus from Hidalgo and Querétaro, Mexico.View the SourceCylindropuntia bigelovii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Cylindropuntia bigelovii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Cylindropuntia bigelovii, LeadCylindropuntia bigelovii, the teddy-bear cholla, is a cholla cactus species native to Northwestern Mexico, and to the United States in California, Arizona, and Nevada.View the SourceMammillaria carnea (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mammillaria carnea, Lead, cactusQuote, Has Member: Mammillaria carnea, Lead, cactusis a species of cactus in the subfamily CactoideaeView the SourceDrosera andersoniana (Wikipedia)Has Member: Drosera andersoniana, Lead, genus (group)Quote, Has Member: Drosera andersoniana, Lead, genus (group)is an erect perennial tuberous species in the genus DroseraView the SourceOpuntia leucotricha (Wikipedia)Has Member: Opuntia leucotricha, LeadQuote, Has Member: Opuntia leucotricha, LeadOpuntia leucotricha is a species of cactus with the common names: arborescent pricklypear, Aaron's beard cactus, and semaphore cactus; and (in Spanish) duraznillo blanco and nopal blanco.View the SourceTurbinicarpus valdezianus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Turbinicarpus valdezianus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Turbinicarpus valdezianus, LeadTurbinicarpus valdezianus is a plant species in the Cactaceae family.View the SourceAriocarpus scaphirostris (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ariocarpus scaphirostris, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ariocarpus scaphirostris, LeadAriocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.View the SourceGBIF: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Drosera zonariaGBIFHas Member: Drosera zonaria, Classification, orderQuote, Has Member: Drosera zonaria, Classification, orderCaryophyllalesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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