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Saxifragales

Plant Orders

Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants in the superrosid clade of the core eudicots, comprising about 15 families, around 100 genera, and nearly 2,500 species. Its namesake saxifrages share the order with peonies, currants, gooseberries, and jade plants, and its members range from trees and shrubs to herbaceous and aquatic species. The largest family, Crassulaceae, contains roughly 1,400 species of succulent plants.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Aeonium ciliatum, Species
Source Wikidata: Aeonium ciliatum
Ribes aureum, Species
Source Wikidata: Ribes aureum
Ribes sanguineum, Species
Source Wikidata: Ribes sanguineum
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21855, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Saxifragales
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Other Eudicot Orders, Lead
    Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants in the superrosid clade of the eudicots.
View the Source
Wikidata: Saxifragales
Wikidata Q21855, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Ribes sanguineum
Parent Taxon Of: Ribes sanguineum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ribes aureum
Parent Taxon Of: Ribes aureum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Aeonium ciliatum
Parent Taxon Of: Aeonium ciliatum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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