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Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

This group gathers Flowering Plants subcategory members belonging chiefly to the two related orders Lamiales and Solanales, joined here as the report's own proposed scheme suggests because both are asterid orders rich in familiar culinary and ornamental plants with a broadly two-lipped or funnel-shaped flower. Lamiales contributes the mint family Lamiaceae (basil, sage, rosemary, lavender), the olive family Oleaceae, the snapdragon and foxglove families, the borage family, and the carnivorous bladderworts and butterworts of the family Lentibulariaceae, which trap prey with sticky leaves or underwater suction traps despite their otherwise ordinary Lamiales flower. Solanales contributes the nightshade family Solanaceae, source of the tomato, potato, pepper and tobacco alongside many toxic relatives, and the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. Many members across both orders are economically central food, spice or ornamental crops.

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Seed-Bearing 2
Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)
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African Tulip Tree

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Anchusa arvensis

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Capsicum annuum

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Chionanthus virginicus

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Common Butterwort

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Convolvulus arvensis

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Cordia boissieri

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Eggplant

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Foxglove

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Hyssopus officinalis

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Ipomoea alba

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Ipomoea violacea

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Lantana Camara

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Limonium vulgare

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Marjoram

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Plantago maritima

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Sage (Salvia officinalis)

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Salvia verticillata

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Snapdragon

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Solanum pimpinellifolium

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Tecoma stans

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Teucrium fruticans

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

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Thymus serpyllum

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Tomato

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Utricularia sandersonii

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)

Utricularia Vulgaris

Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales)
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1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank
WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516578
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kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and species
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2. Wikipedia: Flowering plant
WikipediaFlowering plant, lead section, etymology sentence, group 516578
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the seeds are enclosed within a fruit
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