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Dipsacales

Dipsacales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Dipsacales
Families
Dipsacaceae (teasel family)
Valerianaceae
Morinaceae
Linnaeaceae
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Diervillaceae
Adoxaceae (elderberry family)

The Dipsacales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. The families given at right are typical. Under the older Cronquist system, the Morinaceae were included within the Dipsacaceae, and the Linnaeaceae and Diervillaceae within the Caprifoliaceae.

A few other families may also belong near this order. These include the Desfontainiaceae, Polyosmotaceae, Paracryphiaceae, and Sphenostemonaceae.