Saxifragales

dicotyledons, typically including the following families:

Family Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
Family Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family)
Family Iteaceae
Family Pterostemonaceae
Family Haloragaceae
Family Penthoraceae
Family Tetracarpaeaceae
Family Aphanopetalaceae
Family Crassulaceae (orpine family)
Family Altingiaceae (sweet gum family)
Family Paeoniaceae (peony)
Family Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Family Daphniphyllaceae
Family Cercidiphyllaceae
Family Biblidaceae (carnivorous species)
Family Cephalotaceae (carnivorous species)

Under the older Cronquist system, these families were divided among the orders Rosales, Hamamelidales, and Haloragales. However they appear to form a monophyletic group, related to the rosids and asterids.


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