Caryophyllales is a diverse order of flowering plants comprising 37 families, 749 genera and 11,620 species, about 6 percent of all eudicot species. Well-known members include cacti, carnations, beets, quinoa and spinach, and major families within the order include Cactaceae, Amaranthaceae, Polygonaceae and Caryophyllaceae, along with carnivorous-plant families such as Nepenthaceae and Droseraceae.
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Caryophyllales ( KARR-ee-oh-fih-LAY-leez) is a diverse and heterogeneous order of flowering plants which includes well-known species such as cacti, carnations, beets, quinoa, spinach, amaranths, pigfaces and ice plants, oraches and saltbushes, goosefoots, sundews, Venus flytrap, tropical pitcher plants, Malabar spinach, bougainvilleas, four o'clock flowers, buckwheat, knotweeds, rhubarb, sorrels, purslanes, jojoba, and tamarisks.
Wikidata: Caryophyllales
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