- Saxifragales
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Corylopsis pauciflora"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo = Saxifragales
ordo_authority = Dumortier
subdivision_ranks = Families
subdivision = See text.The Saxifragales are an order of
dicotyledon flowering plant s. In theAPG II classification system, it includes the following families:* Family
Altingiaceae (sweet gum family)
* Family Aphanopetalaceae
* Family Cercidiphyllaceae (katsuratree family)
* FamilyCrassulaceae (orpine family)
* Family Daphniphyllaceae
* FamilyGrossulariaceae (gooseberry andblackcurrant family)
* FamilyHaloragidaceae
* FamilyHamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
* FamilyIteaceae (itea or sweetspire family)
* Family Paeoniaceae (peony )
* Family Penthoraceae
* FamilyPterostemon aceae
* FamilySaxifragaceae (saxifrage family)Under the
Cronquist system , these families were divided among the ordersRosales ,Hamamelidales , andHaloragales . However they appear to form a monophyletic group, related to therosids andasterids .
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