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Chenopodiales

Chenopodiales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes the goosefoot family and related families
  • noun
  • /ˌkɛnəˈpoʊdiˌeɪliz/
  • Specialized
: Chenopodiales
  • Researchers have conducted genetic studies on several species within the Chenopodiales.

Examples

  • Many desert plants belong to the Chenopodiales due to their adaptation to saline soils.

  • The Chenopodiales order includes several important agricultural plants such as quinoa and amaranth.

  • Taxonomists recently reclassified some families from the Chenopodiales into new orders.

  • The Chenopodiales order includes many species of plants.

  • Did you know that Chenopodiales are often found in arid regions?

  • Plants in the Chenopodiales thrive in challenging environments like salt marshes and deserts.

  • Many species within the Chenopodiales are known for their nutritional value and drought resistance.

Synonyms

Caryophyllales
vsChenopodiales
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, and amaranths

is narrower, centering on the goosefoot family and related groups
Centrospermae
vsChenopodiales
  • Archaic
9.9

An old name for a group of flowering plants now called Caryophyllales

is the modern formal order that continues their classification now

Surface Forms

Chenopodiales singular
Chenopodiales plural

Etymology

Chenopodiales comes from Greek parts chen meaning 'goose' and pod meaning 'foot', because some leaves look like a goose's foot. The ending -ales marks a plant order, so the name tells you it is a group of 'goose-foot' plants, including the goosefoot family.