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Welcome to Order Caryophyllales!

Caryophyllales - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Plantae > Phylum Tracheophyta > Subphylum Angiospermae > Class Magnoliopsida > Order Caryophyllales

(From Wikipedia) Caryophyllales is a diverse and heterogeneous order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, beets, and many carnivorous plants.

FACT: The spines of cacti and other spiny caryophyllales are actually just highly-modified leaves, leaving all the photosynthesis to be done by the main body!

Currently discovered: 4/37 Families

Family

  1. Polygonaceae - Knotweeds
  2. Portulacaceae - Purslanes
  3. Amaranthaceae - Amaranths
  4. Caryophyllaceae - Pinks