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Rosales (/ r oʊ ˈ z eɪ l iː z /) is an order of flowering plants. It is sister to a clade consisting of Fagales and Cucurbitales. It contains about 7,700 species, distributed into about 260 genera. Rosales comprise nine families, the type family being the rose family, Rosaceae. The largest of these families are Rosaceae (91/4828) and ...
Rosales, the rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, 261 genera, and more than 7,700 species. Rosales, which is in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots, is related to other orders with members that can undergo nitrogen fixation (for example the legumes of the order Fabales ).
Rosales - Woody, Compound Leaves, Flowers: Members of Rosaceae are generally woody plants, mostly shrubs or small to medium-size trees. The key evolution within Rosales is the shift from showy flowers and insect pollination (rose family) to inconspicuous flowers and wind pollination.
Rosales is a large order of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, strawberries, and other fruits. Learn about its features, distribution, and the nine families that belong to this order.
Jun 7, 2024 · Rosaceae, the rose family of flowering plants (order Rosales), composed of some 2,500 species in more than 90 genera. The family is primarily found in the north temperate zone and occurs in a wide variety of habitats.
However, if Rosales are sister to Fabales, as Ronse de Craene (2003) thought, the latter are not a notably diverse group in terms of species numbers, the more so since almost 4,000 species of Rosales - about half - are in the Ulmaceae-Urticaceae group, which lack petals of any sort.
The rose family (Rosaceae), in the order Rosales, is a large plant family containing more than 100 genera and 2,000 species of trees, shrubs, and herbs. This family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, but the majority of species are found in Europe, Asia, and North America.
