Caryophyllales is an order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and most carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves. Description The Caryophyllales includes about 6% of dicot species. This order is considered a core eudicot, which is also referred to as the core tricolpates. Currently, the Caryophyllales contains 33 families, 692 genera and 11,155 species. The monophyly of the Caryophyllales has been supported by DNA… (More on Caryophyllales)