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Which four families contain most species in Rosales?
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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.
The order Rosales comprises 9 families, with approximately 93 percent of its more than 7,700 species contained within its four largest families. These families are:
- Rosaceae
- Urticaceae
- Moraceae
- Rhamnaceae1