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Urticanae

(Superorder)

Overview

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A taxonomic superorder.

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Taxonomy

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The Superorder Urticanae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Orders

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Urticales

Urticales is a for what used to be an order of flowering plants. This order was recognized in many, perhaps even most, systems, with some variations in circumscription. Among these is the Cronquist system (1981), which placed the order in the subclass Hamamelidae [sic], as comprising : [more]

At least 12,187 species and subspecies belong to the Order Urticales.

More info about the Order Urticales may be found here.

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Last Revised: November 19, 2008