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	Topics Solanales Topic Home The Solanales are an orderOrder (biology) In scientific classification used in biology, the order is a rank between class and family, or a taxon at that rank.... of flowering plantFlowering plant The flowering plants are a major group of land plants.... s, included in the asterid group of dicotyledonDicotyledon Dicotyledons or "dicots" is a name for a group of flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves ... s. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order. The following families are included here in newer systems such as that of the Angiosperm Phylogeny GroupAngiosperm Phylogeny Group The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international group of systematic botanists who have come together to try to establish ... (APG): Family SolanaceaeSolanaceae The Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are edible, while others are poisonous .... Family ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae The Convolvulaceae, the bindweed or morning glory family, is a group of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostl... Family MontiniaceaeMontiniaceae Montiniaceae is a family of flowering plants.... Family Sphenocleaceae Family Hydroleaceae The APG II classification treats the Solanales in the group Euasterids I. Under the older Cronquist systemCronquist system A system of plant taxonomy, the Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants.... , the latter three families were placed elsewhere, and a number of others were included: Family Duckeodendraceae (now treated as a synonymSynonym (taxonomy) In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon.... of Solanaceae) Family Nolanaceae (now treated as a synonym of Solanaceae) Family CuscutaCuscuta *Cuscuta* is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red parasitic plants.... ceae (now treated as a synonym of Convolvulaceae) Family Retziaceae (now treated as a synonym of Stilbaceae, order LamialesLamiales The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants.... ) Family MenyanthaceaeMenyanthaceae Summary The Menyanthaceae are a family of aquatic and wetland plants in the Order Asterales.... (now placed in order AsteralesAsterales The Asterales are an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae and its related... ) Family PolemoniaceaePolemoniaceae The Polemoniaceae comprises 18-25 genera with between 270-400 species of mostly annual plants, native to the Northern Hemisp... (now placed in order EricalesEricales The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons.... ) Family HydrophyllaceaeHydrophyllaceae The Hydrophyllaceae, or waterleaf family, are a family of flowering plants.... (now treated as a synonym of BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae Summary Boraginaceae Juss. 1789, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about ... )