Solanales or the potato/nightshade order of the flowers belong to the core asterid clade, manifesting a global distribution. The plants of Solanales possess root stalks or tubers, simple, alternate, and exstipulateWhat is exstipulate?Without stipules; Stipule is a small structure of appendage found at the base of some leaf petioles. leaves, showy flowers, and typically 5-merous floral parts.
The Solanales plants are monoeciousWhat is monoecious?Pertaining to plants, individuals of which bear both staminate and pistillate flowers, but not necessarily perfect flowers., andromonoeciousWhat is andromonoecious?A plant with staminate and perfect flowers, but missing pistillate flowers., or dioeciousWhat is dioecious?Pertaining to plants, individuals of which bear either staminate or pistillate flowers, but not both.. Example species under Solanales order involve the highly cultivated flora of Morning Glory, potato, eggplant, and tomato.