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The largest family of flowering plants is the ubiquitous sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae). According to James L. Reveal of the University of Maryland (personal communication, 2000), the family contains nearly 1550 genera and 24,000 species.
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For family names, the modern tendency in taxonomy is to use the name of a familiar plant in a certain family and to add the suffix -aceae to the name. In this way the family name Asteraceae is made up by using the name Aster and adding -aceae.
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www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/asteraceae.htm
www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/asteraceae.htm
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The Asteraceae are herbs, shrubs, or less commonly trees and are arguably the largest family of flowering plants, comprising about 1,100 genera and 20,000 species that are characterized by having the flowers reduced and organized into an involucrate pseudanthium in the form of a head or capitulum.
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www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/aster.htm
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Family = Asteraceae; Included Subfamilies =; Arctoteae; Asteroideae; Barnadesioideae; Cardueae; Lactuceae; Liabeae; Mutisieae; Vernonieae; Asteraceae incertae sedis; Cross referenced against the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Taxonomy Browser.
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www.plantkingdom.com/Kingdom/Asteraceae/astrceae.htm
www.plantkingdom.com/Kingdom/Asteraceae/astrceae.htm
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ASTERACEAE (Compositae) - Sunflower or Aster Family ... Fruit is an achene; The Asteraceae is normally divided into 13 tribes. The major tribes and some major genera in those tribes are listed below: ... Members of the Asteraceae are more commonly in flower in late Summer and Fall in temperate areas. Genera are rather ill...
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botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/301Manhart/Dicots/Asteridae/...
botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/301Manhart/Dicots/Asteridae/Ast/Ast.html
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Australian plant families for school students - family Asteraceae ... members of this family, commonly known as daisies, are usually herbs or shrubs and may be annuals or perennials ... The family Asteraceae includes the following genera:
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www.anbg.gov.au/PLANTFAM/AUST1F.HTM
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Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow; Family: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family; N. end of Buck Mountain; White Pine Co. NV, 6/7/96; PLANTS symbol: ACMI2; Fire Effects Database symbol: ACHMIL ... Arnica mollis Hook. hairy arnica; Family: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family; Seventy Six Creek, 3/4 mi inside Forest Boundary,
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www.rangenet.org/directory/christiec/plants/asteraceae
www.rangenet.org/directory/christiec/plants/asteraceae
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ASTERACEAE / COMPOSITAE ... The family is of some economic importance for food production: Cichorum (endive, chickory), Cynara (artichoke), Helianthus (sunflower seeds and oil, Jerusalem artichoke), Taraxacum (dandelion greens), and Lactuca (lettuce).
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www2.ups.edu/faculty/kirkpatrick/fieldbotany/family_pag...
www2.ups.edu/faculty/kirkpatrick/fieldbotany/family_pages/Asteraceae/asteraceae.htm
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