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Rosids

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Also known as Rosiden

The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

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The rosids are a major group of flowering plants that includes about 70,000 species—more than one-quarter of all flowering plants on Earth. This diverse group matters because it contains many plants that are economically and ecologically important to humans, making it a significant branch of plant diversity.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
clade
Parent taxon
superrosids
Image
Rosa centifolia - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-122.jpg
Said to be same as
Rosanae
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different from
Rosidae
Commons category
Rosids
taxon name
rosids
topic's main category
Category:Rosids
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Name
  • Relationships
  • Classification
  • Orders
  • Phylogeny
  • References
  • External links

The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

The clade is divided into 16 to 20 orders, depending upon circumscription and classification. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 140 families.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rosids” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.