Saxifragales

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The Saxifragales are an order of dicotyledon flowering plants. In the APG II classification system, it includes the following families:

Family Altingiaceae (sweet gum family)
Family Aphanopetalaceae
Family Biblidaceae (carnivorous species)
Family Cercidiphyllaceae (katsuratree family)
Family Crassulaceae (orpine family)
Family Daphniphyllaceae
Family Grossulariaceae (gooseberry and blackcurrant family)
Family Haloragidaceae
Family Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Family Iteaceae (itea or sweetspire family)
Family Paeoniaceae (peony)
Family Penthoraceae
Family Pterostemonaceae
Family Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)

Under the older Cronquist system, these families were divided among the orders Rosales, Hamamelidales, and Haloragales. However they appear to form a monophyletic group, related to the rosids and asterids.

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