Saxifragales
Corylopsis pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Saxifragales Dumortier
Families
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The Saxifragales are an order of dicotyledon flowering plants. In the APG II classification system, it includes the following families:

• Family Altingiaceae (sweet gum family)
• Family Aphanopetalaceae
• Family Cercidiphyllaceae (katsuratree family)
• Family Crassulaceae (orpine family)
• Family Daphniphyllaceae
• Family Grossulariaceae (gooseberry and blackcurrant family)
• Family Haloragidaceae
• Family Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
• Family Iteaceae (itea or sweetspire family)
• Family Paeoniaceae (peony)
• Family Penthoraceae
• Family Pterostemonaceae
• Family Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)

Under the Cronquist system, these families were divided among the orders Rosales, Hamamelidales, and Haloragales. However they appear to form a monophyletic group, related to the rosids and asterids.

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