Fagales

The Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including some of the best known trees. The order name is derived from genus Fagus, Beeches. They belong among the rosid group of dicotyledons. The families currently included are as follows:

 Betulaceae - Birch family
 Casuarinaceae - She-oak family
 Fagaceae - Beech family, oaks
 Juglandaceae - Walnut family
 Myricaceae - Bayberry family
 Nothofagaceae - Southern beech family
 Rhoipteleaceae - Rhoiptelea family
 Ticodendraceae - Ticodendron family