Plants belonging to this order are mostly flowers, namely water lilies
Leaves are either floating on water or submerged.
All plants belonging to this order are aquatic
Leaves are thick and big and are not plentiful compared to the malvales, however they are much stronger in order to levitate the flower on water.
Many, but not all, water lilies are fragrant and produce a floral or citrus smell
The stems of all water lilies reach deep below the surface of the water and into the muck and mud of the river or pond bottom, this helps them latch on to their location and not get carried away by waves and ripples.
similarities
Leaves have veins radiating outward from the base of the leaf
Flowering plant that has an embryo bearing two seed leaves
Contains either 4 or 5 floral parts
Contains Primary roots.
MALVALES
They are mostly woody plants such as shrubs and trees.
They have a swollen petiole apex (leafstalk)
There are usually bands of fibres in the phloem (Tissue outside of the wood)
Stipules (leaf like appendage to a leaf) are common among members
They often have numerous stamens
Many have their petals over-lapped
Sepals are often edge to edge rather than overlapping
The inside wall of the fruit and the surface of the seed are often hairy