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The family includes over 32,000 currently accepted species, in over 1,900 genera in 13 subfamilies. [4] [needs update] The number of species in the family Asteraceae is rivaled only by Orchidaceae. [22] [30] Which is the larger family is unclear, because of the uncertainty about how many extant species each family includes.
Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. [ 2 ] Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide divided into over 250 genera and more than 3,100 species, making it the second-largest tribe in ...
Aster is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. As of August 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 186 species. [1] For species formerly placed in genus Aster, see List of Aster synonyms.
Twelve species of Asteraceae. As of August 2024, Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae. Those genera are listed with their author citations. Taxonomic synonyms are not included. [1]
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 170 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae. Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family ...
This is true for all members of the Asteraceae family. [23] After pollination, they mature in 3–4 weeks [ 15 ] and become gray or tan with an oblong-obovoid shape, 1.3–2.2 mm (0.051–0.087 in) in length with 3–5 nerves , and with a few stiff, slender bristles on their surfaces ( strigillose ).
Asteraceae: sunflower family; Baccharis: Baccharis halimifolia: eastern baccharis; groundsel bush; silverling Asteraceae (sunflower family) Brachylaena: Brachylaena huillensis: muhuhu Asteraceae (sunflower family) Lepidaploa: Lepidaploa polypleura: Asteraceae (sunflower family) Montanoa: Montanoa hexagona: Asteraceae (sunflower family) Montanoa ...
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. These prickles protect the plant from herbivores.