Name:		Caryophyllales
Status:		Order
Taxonomic position:		Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Suborders / Superfamilies / Families Achatocarpaceae Heimerl Aizoaceae Rudolphi Amaranthaceae Juss. Basellaceae Moq. Cactaceae Juss. Caryophyllaceae Juss. Chenopodiaceae Vent. Didiereaceae Drake Molluginaceae Hutch. Nyctaginaceae Juss. Phytolaccaceae R. Br. Portulacaceae Juss.
		Genera, incertae sedis Alsine L. Behen Moench. Climacoptera Botsch. Illecebrum L. Steris Adans.
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]