Lamiales
Classification: Order
An order in the asteroid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants.
Many well know members of plants belong to this order including
Jasmine, olive, lavender, mint, basil, rosemary, snapdragons, psyllium and garden sage
Generally these plants have the following characteristics -
Five petals fused into a tube
Four fertile stamens
Ovary composed of two fused carpels
Opposite leaves
Within the Lamiales are three major families
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Verbenaceae
Boraginaceae
