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Geraniales

Plant Orders

Geraniales is a small order of flowering plants in the rosid subclade of eudicots, comprising two families and 11 genera with about 830 species in total. Its largest family, Geraniaceae, contains more than 800 species including Geranium, Pelargonium, and Erodium, while the second family, Francoaceae, contains roughly 40 species including Francoa and Melianthus. Most members are herbaceous, though the order also includes some shrubs and small trees.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ14272, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Geraniales
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Rosid Orders, Lead
    Geraniales is a small order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subclade of eudicots.
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Wikidata: Geraniales
Wikidata Q14272, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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