Orders
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Laminariales is an order of large brown algae (kelp) forming underwater forests in cold oceans. Kombu is a key commercial product.
Santalales is a plant order with parasitic species like mistletoes and sandalwoods, found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Tremellales includes fungi like snow fungus, used in traditional cuisine and valued for its texture, health benefits, and ecological role.
Russulales includes fungi like Lion’s mane, valued for their unique appearance, forest roles, and growing use in food and wellness products.
Auriculariales is an order of fungi with jelly-like fruiting bodies, playing a key role in wood decomposition. A major commercial species is wood ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae).
Pinales includes conifers like Scots pine, valued for timber, climate impact, and their presence in forests from boreal to mountainous regions.
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants with rough, hairy leaves and coiled inflorescences. A key commercial crop is Borage or Starflower (Borago officinalis).
Vitales includes plants like the grapevine, cultivated for fruit and wine and vital to agricultural and ecological systems worldwide.
Zingiberales includes crops like bananas, prized for their fruit, tropical beauty, and contributions to both ecosystems and global agriculture.
Austrobaileyales is an early-diverging order of woody plants found in tropical and subtropical forests. A key commercial crop is star anise (Illicium verum).
Order Liliales includes ornamental plants like lilies, known for striking flowers, medicinal uses, and ecological roles in varied habitats.
The order Pandanales includes Pandan <em>Pandanus amaryllifolius</em>, whose fragrant leaves are central to Southeast Asian cuisine and traditional practices.
Sapindales includes crops like mango, prized for their flavorful fruit, wide cultivation, and contributions to both diets and economies.
Saxifragales includes crops like rhubarb, adapted to cool climates and prized for their tart stalks used in cooking and garden landscapes.
Solanales includes vital crops like potato, grown globally for their tubers and essential to food security and culinary traditions.
Ulvales includes green algae like sea lettuce, important for coastal ecosystems and used in food, fertilizers, and eco-friendly applications.
Piperales includes aromatic species like black pepper, valued for flavor, medicinal properties, and roles in tropical forest ecosystems.
Poales includes vital crops like rice and grasses, shaping ecosystems and providing key staples for much of the world’s population.
Proteales includes striking plants like macadamia, valued for their edible nuts, ornamental appeal, and roles in diverse ecosystems.
The order Ranunculales includes crops like black cumin, cultivated for their aromatic seeds used in cooking, traditional medicine, and spice blends.
Rosales includes key crops like apples, known for edible fruit, ecological value, and importance in agriculture and cultural traditions.
Magnoliales includes ancient trees like magnolias with showy, fragrant flowers, key ecological roles, and uses in timber, ornamentals, and medicine.
Malpighiales is a diverse plant order with species like the rubber tree, valued for ecological roles, traditional uses, and economic importance.
The order Malvales includes plants like cacao and hibiscus, known for chocolate, ornamental flowers, and important ecological contributions.
Myrtales includes aromatic trees like guava, valued for fruit, essential oils, and ecological roles in tropical and subtropical ecosystems.
Oxalidales includes species like starfruit or carambola, with yellow star-shaped fruits with a slightly tart, acidic, sweet taste.
Laurales consists of aromatic trees, shrubs, and vines, mostly in tropical and warm climates. Avocado is a key commercial crop.
Lamiales is a large, diverse order of plants, including trees, shrubs, herbs, and even parasitic species. Lavender is a key commercial crop.
Gentianales is a diverse order of flowering plants, globally distributed, often with opposite leaves. Coffee is a major commercial crop.
Fagales is an order of trees and shrubs, widespread in temperate zones, known for catkins and nuts. Hazelnuts are a key commercial crop.
Fabales is a large order of flowering plants, globally distributed, known for nitrogen fixation. Soybean is a key commercial crop.
The order Celastrales covers diverse trees, shrubs, and lianas found globally. They are used for timber, medicine, and as ornamental plants.
Cucurbitales is an order of flowering plants, mostly vining herbs, found in tropical and subtropical areas. It yields key food crops like melons, squashes, and cucumbers.
Dioscoreales is an order of mostly herbaceous climbing plants. Yams, a key commercial crop, are found in tropical and subtropical regions.
Dipsacales is an order of flowering plants, often herbaceous, with opposite leaves. Elderberries are a commercial example.
Ericales is a diverse order of flowering plants, globally distributed, often in acidic soils. Blueberries are a key commercial crop from this order.
The Alismatales is an order of flowering plants within the monocot group. This order is particularly notable for comprising many aquatic and wetland plants, including seagrasses. Alismatales species display a wide range of adaptations to their watery habitats, such as submerged, floating, or emergent leaves, and specialized pollination mechanisms often […]
Apiales is a plant order including carrots and ginseng, known for its umbrella-like flowers and widespread culinary and medicinal use.
Aquifoliales is a plant order including hollies and related species, found in tropical and temperate regions, often valued for ornamental and medicinal uses.
Arecales is an order of palms found in tropical and subtropical regions, valued for food, fiber, and economic crops like coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).
Asparagales is a monocot order with orchids, irises, and asparagus, valued for ornamental, agricultural, and medicinal uses.
Asterales is an order of flowering plants including daisies and sunflowers, valued for their ecological, ornamental, and agricultural importance.
Bangiales is an order of red algae found in marine environments worldwide, valued for its ecological role and economic importance in nori (Porphyra spp.) production.
Brassicales is an order of flowering plants including cabbages, papayas, and mustards, valued for their agricultural, medicinal, and ecological importance.
Caryophyllales is a diverse plant order including cacti, amaranths, and quinoa, known for their vivid pigments and adaptations to extreme habitats.
The Agaricales is a large and diverse order of fungi. An example of a crop in the order Agaricales is the Common mushroom or Button mushroom.
Dilleniales is an order of woody flowering plants, mostly tropical. They have unique flowers and large leaves, important ecologically.