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The family Asteraceae ( / ˌæstəˈreɪsiiː, - siaɪ / ), with the original name Compositae, [5] consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740.
- Carduoideae
Carduoideae is the thistle subfamily of the Asteraceae, or...
- Genus
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family...
- Astereae
Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that...
- List of Asteraceae Genera
List of genera is from Plants of the World Online as of...
- Carduoideae
Asteraceae. Bercht. & J.Presl. The family Asteraceae or Compositae (the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants. It has the most species. What looks like its flower is really made of hundreds or thousands of tiny individual flowers. The technical term for it is a pseudanthium ("false flower").
The family Asteraceae, with the original name Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is ...
Asterales ( / ˌæstəˈreɪliːz /) [2] is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants that includes the large family Asteraceae (or Compositae) known for composite flowers made of florets, and ten families related to the Asteraceae. [3] While asterids in general are characterized by fused petals, composite flowers consisting of many florets ...
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