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Caryophyllales
Order · Other eudicots
Caryophyllales
Families
38
Accepted species
14,440
sum of its families · Kew WCVP
Genera
773
accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈107 Ma
Cretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
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Families in Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Carnations, pinks, chickweed
3,403
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth, beet, spinach, quinoa
2,420
Cactaceae
Cacti
2,033
Aizoaceae
Ice plants, living stones
1,815
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat, rhubarb, knotweed
1,638
Plumbaginaceae
Sea lavender, leadwort
1,141
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillea, four o'clocks
465
Droseraceae
Sundews, Venus flytrap
277
Montiaceae
Miner's lettuce
271
Nepenthaceae
Tropical pitcher plants
218
Portulacaceae
Purslanes
154
Tamaricaceae
Tamarisks
113
Molluginaceae
Carpetweeds
99
Frankeniaceae
Sea heaths
86
Anacampserotaceae
61
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweeds
34
Talinaceae
Fameflowers
29
Limeaceae
25
Petiveriaceae
22
Ancistrocladaceae
20
Didiereaceae
Madagascar ocotillo
20
Basellaceae
Malabar spinach
19
Microteaceae
10
Achatocarpaceae
10
Macarthuriaceae
9
Asteropeiaceae
8
Kewaceae
8
Lophiocarpaceae
7
Gisekiaceae
7
Stegnospermataceae
4
Dioncophyllaceae
3
Rhabdodendraceae
3
Physenaceae
2
Sarcobataceae
Greasewood
2
Drosophyllaceae
Dewy pine
1
Simmondsiaceae
Jojoba
1
Barbeuiaceae
1
Halophytaceae
1