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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.
Twelve species of Asteraceae As of August 2024 [update] , Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae . Those genera are listed with their author citations .
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 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 ...
Lactuca sativa is a member of the Lactuca (lettuce) genus and the Asteraceae (sunflower or aster) family. [5] The species was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in the second volume of his Species Plantarum. [6] Synonyms for L. sativa include Lactuca scariola var. sativa, [1] L. scariola var. integrata and L. scariola var. integrifolia. [7]
Asters are a diverse genus within the huge Asteraceae family, comprising around 250 species of native wildflowers that thrive across North America, Europe and Asia, and are present in nearly every ...
Aster is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. As of August 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 186 species. [1]
Dahlias are members of the Asteraceae (synonym name: Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, [4] its relatives include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 49 species of dahlia, [4] with flowers in almost every hue (except blue), with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.