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Saxifragales

Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants including various forms originally placed in the Rosales or other groups. It appears now, though, that they belong among the Hamamelids[?], a paraphyletic group of dicots basal to both the Rosidae and Asteridae[?].

Saxifragaceae[?] (saxifrage[?] family)
- Gooseberry
- Saxifrage[?]
Paeoniaceae[?] (peony[?] family)
Crassulaceae[?] (orpine[?] family)
Hamamelidaceae[?] (witch hazel family)
Grossulariaceae[?] (gooseberry family)
- Currant
- Gooseberry
Hydrangeaceae
- Hydrangea
cetera

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