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Asteraceae (/ ˌ æ s t ə ˈ r eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae , and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each ...
An Oligocene (34 – 23 Mya) pollen is known for Asteraceae and Goodeniaceae, and seeds from Oligocene and Miocene (23 – 5.3 Mya) are known for Menyanthaceae and Campanulaceae respectively. [5] According to molecular clock calculations, the lineage that led to Asterales split from other plants about 112 million years ago [ 6 ] or 94 million ...
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 ...
Classification (compositae book, chapter 11 At: The International Compositae Alliance; Cichorioideae At: Tree of Life; Phylogenetic Analysis of the Cichorioideae (Asteraceae), with Emphasis on the Mutisieae; UniProt. "Subfamily Cichorioideae" At: Uniprot Taxonomy At: Uniprot; The dictionary definition of Cichorioideae at Wiktionary
Each floret is a flower in its own right. The modern name Asteraceae comes from the type genus Aster and the Ancient Greek word for "star", referring to the appearance of a star with surrounding rays. The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 30 centimetres (12 inches) to more than 1.8–2.4 metres (6–8 feet).
Synantherology is a branch of botany that deals with the study of the plant family Asteraceae (also called Compositae). The name of the field refers to the fused anthers possessed by members of the family, and recalls an old French name, synantherées, for the family. [citation needed]
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 .
Anthemideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family Asteraceae. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and southern Africa. [2] Most species of plant known as chamomile belong to genera of this tribe.