Order

Cornales (Dogwoods, hydrangeas, and allies)

Cornus nuttallii. Photo: (c) Christopher J. Earle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterids, containing about 600 species. Plants within the Cornales usually have four-parted flowers, drupaceous fruits, and inferior gynoecia topped with disc-shaped nectaries.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Cornales (Dogwoods, hydrangeas, and allies)
        Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) (3)
        Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family) (5)
        Family: Loasaceae (Stickleaf family) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)

Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family)

Family: Loasaceae (Stickleaf family)

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