Order

Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)

Platanthera elegans elegans. Photo: (c) David A. Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) is an order of plants in modern classification systems such as the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Web. The order takes its name from the type family Asparagaceae and is placed in the monocots amongst the lilioid monocots. The order has only recently been recognized in classification systems. It was first put forward by Huber in 1977 and later taken up in the Dahlgren system of 1985 and then the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Asparagaceae (Agave and allies) (22)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids) (27)
        Family: Iridaceae (Irises and allies) (17)
        Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis, onions, and allies) (8)
        Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodels)

Subtaxa

Family: Asparagaceae (Agave and allies)

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)

Family: Iridaceae (Irises and allies)

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis, onions, and allies)

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodels)

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