Caryophyllales (weeds)

Eudicotyledons • all weeds • pests-diseases-weeds

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Caryophyllales (weeds)

Caryophyllales are an order of flowering plants which contain weed groups like the amaranth family (with the pigweeds), pink family (with the chickweeds), goosefoot family (with common lambsquarters) and the buckwheat family (with the bindweeds).

The group includes the following weed families:

• Aizoaceae (fig-marigold family)
• Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
• Cactaceae (cactus family)
• Caryophyllaceae (pink family)
• Molluginaceae (carpet-weed family)
• Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family)
• Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
• Portulacaceae (purslane family)