Caryophyllales facts for kids
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Caryophyllales
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Caryophyllineae |
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Centrospermae |
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Caryophyllales is a big group of flowering plants. It's like a large family of plants that includes many cool and unique types. You might know some of them, like the spiky cacti, pretty carnations, and even some carnivorous plants that eat insects!
Many plants in this group are called succulents. This means they have thick, fleshy stems or leaves that can store water. This helps them live in dry places.
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What are Caryophyllales?
The word "Caryophyllales" refers to an order of plants. In biology, an "order" is a way to group living things that are related. Think of it like organizing books in a library by their topic. This order includes many different plant families that share common features.
Where do they grow?
Plants from the Caryophyllales order can be found all over the world. They live in many different environments. You can find them in deserts, tropical forests, and even in your garden! Their ability to store water helps many of them survive in dry areas.
Cool facts about these plants
- Cacti: Most cacti belong to this order. They are famous for their spines and ability to live in very dry places.
- Carnations: These beautiful flowers are also part of the Caryophyllales. They are often used in bouquets and have a lovely scent.
- Carnivorous Plants: Some amazing insect-eating plants, like sundews and pitcher plants, are in this group. They get nutrients by trapping and digesting small bugs.
Plant Families in Caryophyllales
Scientists group plants into families based on how they are related. Here are some of the main families found within the Caryophyllales order:
- Family Achatocarpaceae
- Family Aizoaceae (known as "ice plants")
- Family Amaranthaceae (includes amaranths and quinoa)
- Family Ancistrocladaceae
- Family Asteropeiaceae
- Family Basellaceae
- Family Cactaceae (the cactus family)
- Family Caryophyllaceae (the carnation family)
- Family Didiereaceae
- Family Dioncophyllaceae
- Family Droseraceae (includes sundews, a type of carnivorous plant)
- Family Drosophyllaceae
- Family Frankeniaceae
- Family Molluginaceae
- Family Nepenthaceae (includes pitcher plants, another carnivorous plant)
- Family Nyctaginaceae
- Family Physenaceae
- Family Phytolaccaceae
- Family Plumbaginaceae
- Family Polygonaceae
- Family Portulacaceae
- Family Rhabdodendraceae
- Family Sarcobataceae
- Family Simmondsiaceae
- Family Stegnospermataceae
- Family Tamaricaceae
Images for kids
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Cactaceae native to the middle region of South America, at Marsh Botanical Garden. Cactaceae are a plant family, under the order Caryophyllales.
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Cactaceaeː Gymnocalycium Matoensea at Yale's Marsh Botanical Garden.
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Carnegiea gigantea
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Sweet William Dwarf from the family Caryophyllaceae
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A flower of Dianthus
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Chenopodium album
See also
In Spanish: Caryophyllales para niños
