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The Caryophyllales are an order of dicotyledons. Newer schemes include a number of families, most of which belong to two distinct subgroups. The core Caryophyllales comprise the following:
- Family Caryophyllaceae (carnation family)
- Family Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
- Family Achatocarpaceae
- Family Stegnospermataceae
- Family Barbeuiaceae
- Family Aizoaceae (stone plant family)
- Family Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family)
- Family Sarcobataceae (greasewood family)
- Family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock family)
- Family Molluginaceae (carpetweed family)
- Family Cactaceae (cactus family)
- Family Portulacaceae (purslane family)
- Family Basellaceae (basella family)
- Family Asteropeiaceae
- Family Physenaceae
The other major group of Caryophyllales comprises the following families:
- Family Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
- Family Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family)
- Family Frankeniaceae
- Family Tamaricaceae
- Family Droseraceae (sundew family)
- Family Nepenthaceae
- Family Drosophyllaceae
- Family Ancistrocladaceae
- Family Dioncophyllaceae
Two other families are included in the Caryophyllales, which do not fall into either of the above groups:
- Family Simmondsiaceae (jojoba, also placed in Euphorbiales next to boxwood)
- Family Rhabdodendraceae