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The Brassicales are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the rosid group of dicotyledons. The following families are included here:
- Family Brassicaceae ( mustard family)
- Family Tovariaceae
- Family Gyrostemonaceae
- Family Resedaceae ( mignonette family)
- Family Pentadiplandraceae
- Family Bataceae
- Family Salvadoraceae
- Family Koeberliniaceae
- Family Limnanthaceae
- Family Setchellanthaceae
- Family Caricaceae ( papaya family)
- Family Moringaceae
- Family Akaniaceae
- Family Tropaeolaceae
Under the older Cronquist system, the Brassicales were called the Capparales, and included among the Dileniidae. The only families included were the Brassicaceae and Capparaceae , no longer treated separately, and the Tovariaceae, Resedaceae, and Moringaceae. Other forms now included here were placed in various different orders.
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