caryophyllidae

Corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales

• Cactaceae (order Opuntiales)

• Sometimes classified as a superorder

• Nyctaginaceae

• Chenopodiaceae

• Batidaceae

• Amaranthaceae

• Aizoaceae

• Contains 14 families including Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks)

• A group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants)

• Phytolaccaceae