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