Order

Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)

Lewisia triphylla. Photo: (c) mhays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Caryophyllales (/ˌkærioʊfiˈleɪliːz/ kair-ee-uu-fil-LAY-leez) is an order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, beets, and many carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
        Family: Plumbaginaceae (Plumbago family) (3)
        Family: Montiaceae (Pussypaw family) (19)
        Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock family) (3)
        Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) (14)
        Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranths) (5)
        Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family) (16)
        Family: Droseraceae (Sundew family) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Plumbaginaceae (Plumbago family)

Family: Montiaceae (Pussypaw family)

Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock family)

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranths)

Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)

Family: Droseraceae (Sundew family)

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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