Cornales is an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterids, which are part of the core eudicots. APG includes the following families: Family Cornaceae (dogwood family) Family Curtisiaceae (cape lancewood) Family Grubbiaceae (sillyberry family) Family Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family) Family Hydrostachyaceae Family Loasaceae (stickleaf family) Family Nyssaceae (tupelo family) Under the Cronquist system the order instead comprised the families Cornaceae, Garryaceae, and Alangiaceae,… (More on Cornales)