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Lamiales
The lilac-pink flowers of the water mint attract butterflies and beetles.
The order Lamiales, commonly known as the mint order, comprises approximately 23,755 species of flowering plants.1
This diverse group is organized into 24 families and 1,059 genera, representing a significant portion of the asterid lineage within the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV classification system. Major families within this order include Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, and Plantaginaceae, among others.1