Order Campanulales (Noun)
Meaning
An order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant taxonomy placed the flowering plants of the order Campanulales under the subclass Asteridae.
- In botanical classification, the order Campanulales was created to group plant families like Campanulaceae and Lobeliaceae.
- Recent research indicates that the order Campanulales might not be as distinct as previously thought, due to shared characteristics with other plant families.
- Historically, the order Campanulales was divided into several suborders to further classify the various plant species.
- Classification systems for plants place the families of Campanulaceae and Goodeniaceae within the order Campanulales under the subclass Asteridae.