Order Brassicales
The Brassicales is an order containing around 14 families of dicotyledenous flowering plants, taking its name from the family Brassicaceae = Cruciferae.
Members of the families Brassicaceae (cabbage, caper, kale, mustard, turnip) and Caricaceae (papaya) are important agricultural crops grown for food and fodder. The families Resedaceae (mignonette) and Tropaeolaceae (Canary Creeper, Nasturtium) include popular ornamental plants.
The family Moringaceae (Horseradish Trees) contains bottle trees that store water in swollen trunks and other trees with tuberous roots.
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Plant Families with Succulent Species