Home›Species›Taxonomy›MagnoliopsidaTaxaMagnoliopsidaClassReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe dicotyledons ('dicots'): flowering plants whose embryos carry two seed leaves (cotyledons) on germination, typically with net-veined leaves, flower parts in multiples of four or five, and a branching root system. Magnoliopsida is the larger of the two great angiosperm classes and includes most broadleaf trees, roses, legumes and daisies.FactsMagnoliopsidaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate199,350 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedClass 2Scientific NameWell-attestedMagnoliopsida 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1MagnoliopsidaFilter Results44 entriesCommon GroupAllAsters And Composites (Asterales) (1)Buttercups And Relatives (Ranunculales) (3)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (2)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (11)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (1)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (1)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (9)Other Flowering Plant Orders (4)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (1)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (5)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (6)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (3)Desert (1)Fen (2)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (1)Lake (1)Mangrove Forest (2)Montane Grasslands and Shrublands (2)Riparian Zone (2)River (3)Salt Marsh (2)Savanna (1)Temperate Forest (6)Tropical Dry Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (4)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (2)Xeric Shrubland (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (2)Least Concern (17)Not Evaluated (17)Vulnerable (4)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)Eastern Himalayas (1)Everglades (1)Great Plains (1)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (1)Everyday GroupAllAsters And Composites (Asterales) (1)Buttercups And Relatives (Ranunculales) (3)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (2)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (11)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (1)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (1)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (9)Other Flowering Plant Orders (4)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (1)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (5)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (6)DietAllCarnivore (4)Filter Feeder (1)Insectivore (2)Parasitic (2)Photosynthetic Autotroph (35)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (4)Terrestrial (33)Terrestrial and Freshwater (3)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllDomesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (2)Farmed or Commercially Raised (5)Invasive or Introduced Species (9)Pollinator (1)Source of Timber or Wood (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (22)Living or ExtinctAllYes (26)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (6)Africa (2)Albania (9)Algeria (7)Angola (4)Argentina (1)Armenia (2)Aruba (1)Australia (6)Austria (16)Bahamas (6)Bangladesh (12)Barbados (1)Beijing (2)Belarus (9)Belgium (15)Belize (5)Benin (4)Bermuda (1)Bolivia (8)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Brazil (11)Bulgaria (9)Burkina Faso (1)Burundi (2)Cambodia (4)Cameroon (4)Canada (6)Central African Republic (3)Chad (5)China (2)Colombia (13)Comoros (2)Costa Rica (8)Croatia (2)Cuba (9)Cyprus (5)Czechia (3)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (15)Djibouti (1)Dominican Republic (9)East Africa (2)Ecuador (10)Egypt (3)El Salvador (8)Equatorial Guinea (1)Eritrea (4)Estonia (2)Eswatini (1)Ethiopia (6)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Fiji (3)Finland (11)France (17)Fujian (2)Gabon (5)Gambia (6)Georgia (8)Germany (17)Ghana (2)Greece (9)Guangdong (2)Guatemala (7)Guinea (7)Guinea-Bissau (4)Guyana (2)Haiti (8)Honduras (6)Hungary (11)Iceland (5)India (9)Iran (8)Iraq (5)Ireland (10)Italy (15)Jamaica (8)Japan (5)Kazakhstan (8)Kenya (4)Kuwait (1)Laos (4)Liberia (3)Libya (4)Luxembourg (3)Madagascar (2)Malawi (1)Maldives (2)Mali (2)Manchuria (4)Marshall Islands (1)Mauritania (4)Mauritius (1)Mexico (2)Mongolia (5)Morocco (5)Myanmar (10)Namibia (2)Nepal (4)Netherlands (10)New Zealand (1)Nicaragua (5)Niger (1)Nigeria (4)North America (25)Norway (17)Oman (2)Pakistan (7)Palestine (3)Papua New Guinea (1)Peru (4)Philippines (1)Poland (10)Portugal (9)Romania (12)Rwanda (1)Samoa (1)Senegal (2)Seychelles (1)Shanghai (1)Sierra Leone (3)Slovakia (1)South Africa (3)South America (1)South Asia (3)Spain (13)Sri Lanka (5)Suriname (2)Sweden (12)Switzerland (11)São Tomé and Príncipe (1)Taiwan (5)Tanzania (2)Thailand (3)Tianjin (1)Tibet (2)Togo (1)Tunisia (2)Turkey (1)Turkmenistan (3)Uganda (3)Ukraine (9)United Kingdom (2)United States (10)Uzbekistan (6)Vanuatu (3)Venezuela (7)Vietnam (4)Xinjiang (2)Zimbabwe (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 44Actinidia kolomiktaMagnoliopsidaAfrican Tulip TreeMagnoliopsidaAristolochia grandifloraMagnoliopsidaArmeria maritimaMagnoliopsidaBrazil nutMagnoliopsidaBuxus sempervirensMagnoliopsidaCamellia sinensisMagnoliopsidaChionanthus virginicusMagnoliopsidaCobra LilyMagnoliopsidaCommon ButterwortMagnoliopsidaCommon PoppyMagnoliopsidaCorylus avellanaMagnoliopsidaCucumberMagnoliopsidaCucumis meloMagnoliopsidaCyclamen coumMagnoliopsidaCyclamen purpurascensMagnoliopsidaDipterocarpus alatusMagnoliopsidaDowningia bacigalupiiMagnoliopsidaFouquieria columnarisMagnoliopsidaFoxgloveMagnoliopsidaHeliamphora glabraMagnoliopsidaHempMagnoliopsidaHydnora AfricanaMagnoliopsidaIllicium anisatumMagnoliopsidaKnautia arvensisMagnoliopsidaLimonium vulgareMagnoliopsidaLophira alataMagnoliopsidaLysimachia vulgarisMagnoliopsidaManilkara zapotaMagnoliopsidaMaypopMagnoliopsidaPapaver orientaleMagnoliopsidaParis quadrifoliaMagnoliopsidaPassiflora tarminianaMagnoliopsidaPassionflowerMagnoliopsidaPlantago maritimaMagnoliopsidaPoppyMagnoliopsidaRafflesiaMagnoliopsidaRed MangroveMagnoliopsidaSaltcedarMagnoliopsidaSarracenia PurpureaMagnoliopsidaStinging NettleMagnoliopsidaTecoma stansMagnoliopsidaUtricularia sandersoniiMagnoliopsidaUtricularia VulgarisMagnoliopsidaConnectionsChild Taxon OfMagnoliophyta, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfActinidia kolomikta, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Actinidia kolomiktaAfrican Tulip Tree, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: African Tulip TreeAristolochia grandiflora, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Aristolochia grandifloraArmeria maritima, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Armeria maritimaBrazil nut, Species Well-attested Source Brazil nut (Wikidata)tier 2Buxus sempervirens, Species Well-attested Source Buxus sempervirens (Wikidata)tier 2Camellia sinensis, Species Well-attested Source Camellia sinensis (Wikidata)tier 2Chionanthus virginicus, Species Well-attested Source Chionanthus virginicus (Wikidata)tier 2Cobra Lily, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Cobra LilyCommon Butterwort, Species Well-attested Source Common Butterwort (Wikidata)tier 2Common Poppy, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Common PoppyCorylus avellana, Species Well-attested Source Corylus avellana (Wikidata)tier 2Cucumber, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: CucumberCucumis melo, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Cucumis meloCyclamen coum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Cyclamen coumCyclamen purpurascens, Species Well-attested Source Cyclamen purpurascens (Wikidata)tier 2Dipterocarpus alatus, Species Well-attested Source Dipterocarpus alatus (Wikidata)tier 2Downingia bacigalupii, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Downingia bacigalupiiFouquieria columnaris, Species Well-attested Source Fouquieria columnaris (Wikidata)tier 2Foxglove, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: FoxgloveHeliamphora glabra, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Heliamphora glabraHemp, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: HempHydnora Africana, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Hydnora AfricanaIllicium anisatum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Illicium anisatumKnautia arvensis, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Knautia arvensisLimonium vulgare, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Limonium vulgareLophira alata, Species Well-attested Source Lophira alata (Wikidata)tier 2Lysimachia vulgaris, Species Well-attested Source Lysimachia vulgaris (Wikidata)tier 2Manilkara zapota, Species Well-attested Source Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)tier 2Maypop, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: MaypopPapaver orientale, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Papaver orientaleParis quadrifolia, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Paris quadrifoliaPassiflora tarminiana, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Passiflora tarminianaPassionflower, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: PassionflowerPlantago maritima, Species Well-attested Source Plantago maritima (Wikidata)tier 2Poppy, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: PoppyRafflesia, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: RafflesiaRed Mangrove, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Red MangroveSaltcedar, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: SaltcedarSarracenia Purpurea, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Sarracenia PurpureaStinging Nettle, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Stinging NettleTecoma stans, Species Well-attested Source Tecoma stans (Wikidata)tier 2Utricularia sandersonii, Species Well-attested Source Utricularia sandersonii (Wikidata)tier 2Utricularia Vulgaris, Species Well-attested Source Utricularia Vulgaris (Wikidata)tier 2Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1307404, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: MagnoliopsidaWikidata Q1307404, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: RafflesiaParent Taxon Of: Rafflesia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Red MangroveParent Taxon Of: Red Mangrove, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: African Tulip TreeParent Taxon Of: African Tulip Tree, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: SaltcedarParent Taxon Of: Saltcedar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: PoppyParent Taxon Of: Poppy, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceUtricularia Vulgaris (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Utricularia Vulgaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Stinging NettleParent Taxon Of: Stinging Nettle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: FoxgloveParent Taxon Of: Foxglove, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Cobra LilyParent Taxon Of: Cobra Lily, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCommon Butterwort (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Butterwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBuxus sempervirens (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Buxus sempervirens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: HempParent Taxon Of: Hemp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceManilkara zapota (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Manilkara zapota, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBrazil nut (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brazil nut, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceLophira alata (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lophira alata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourcePlantago maritima (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Plantago maritima, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceLysimachia vulgaris (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lysimachia vulgaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCyclamen purpurascens (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cyclamen purpurascens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCorylus avellana (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Corylus avellana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceFouquieria columnaris (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Fouquieria columnaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceDipterocarpus alatus (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Dipterocarpus alatus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceTecoma stans (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Tecoma stans, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceChionanthus virginicus (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chionanthus virginicus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceUtricularia sandersonii (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Utricularia sandersonii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: MaypopParent Taxon Of: Maypop, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Hydnora AfricanaParent Taxon Of: Hydnora Africana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Sarracenia PurpureaParent Taxon Of: Sarracenia Purpurea, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Common PoppyParent Taxon Of: Common Poppy, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: CucumberParent Taxon Of: Cucumber, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Illicium anisatumParent Taxon Of: Illicium anisatum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Cucumis meloParent Taxon Of: Cucumis melo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Knautia arvensisParent Taxon Of: Knautia arvensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Armeria maritimaParent Taxon Of: Armeria maritima, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Heliamphora glabraParent Taxon Of: Heliamphora glabra, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Downingia bacigalupiiParent Taxon Of: Downingia bacigalupii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Papaver orientaleParent Taxon Of: Papaver orientale, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Passiflora tarminianaParent Taxon Of: Passiflora tarminiana, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Limonium vulgareParent Taxon Of: Limonium vulgare, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Cyclamen coumParent Taxon Of: Cyclamen coum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Actinidia kolomiktaParent Taxon Of: Actinidia kolomikta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Aristolochia grandifloraParent Taxon Of: Aristolochia grandiflora, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceCamellia sinensis (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Camellia sinensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Paris quadrifoliaParent Taxon Of: Paris quadrifolia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: PassionflowerParent Taxon Of: Passionflower, Wikidata P171View the SourceMagnoliopsida (Wikipedia)In Group: Flowering Plant Classes, LeadQuote, In Group: Flowering Plant Classes, LeadMagnoliopsida is a valid botanical name for a class of flowering plants.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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