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Rosales
Red garden roses (Rosa hybrid). Whereas wild roses have only five petals, most hybrid varieties have been bred to produce numerous petals in a wide range of colours.
Members of the order Rosales are found abundantly throughout the world, with a distribution that spans from Arctic regions to the tropics, as well as from sea level to high mountains and across diverse habitats like forests, grasslands, and deserts.1
While the order as a whole is globally distributed, the specific ranges of its families and genera vary:
- Rosaceae (the rose family): Primarily found in the north temperate zone, though some genera like Prunus (cherries, plums, peaches) are widely distributed, extending into the subtropics, Malaysia, northern Australia, and parts of South America.1
- Urticaceae (the nettle family): Distributed worldwide but most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions.1
- Rhamnaceae (the buckthorn family): Found worldwide, with a particular concentration in tropical and warm temperate regions.1
- Moraceae (the mulberry family): Found principally in the tropics and subtropics, though some genera are distributed in temperate regions.1
- Ulmaceae (the elm family): Widely distributed in the north temperate zone, particularly in Asia.1