The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterid group of dicotyledons. Newer classifications include the following families:
- Family Cornaceae (dogwood family)
- Family Nyssaceae
- Family Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family)
- Family Loasaceae (stickleaf family)
- Family Hydrostachyaceae
- Family Curtisiaceae (cape lancewood)
- Family Grubbiaceae (sillyberry family)