Asteraceae Temporal range: 76–0 Ma Campanian – recent |
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A poster with 12 different species of Asteraceae from the subfamilies Asteroideae, Cichorioideae and Carduoideae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: |
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl |
Type genus | |
Aster L. |
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Subfamilies | |
Asteroideae Lindley |
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Diversity | |
1,911 genera | |
Synonyms | |
Compositae Giseke Source: GRIN |
Asteroideae Lindley
Barnadesioideae Bremer & Jansen
Carduoideae Sweet
Cichorioideae Chevallier
Corymbioideae Panero & Funk
Famatinanthoideae S.E. Freire, Ariza & Panero
Gochnatioideae Panero & Funk
Gymnarrhenoideae Panero & Funk
Panero & Funk
Mutisioideae Lindley
Pertyoideae Panero & Funk
Stifftioideae Panero
Wunderlichioideae Panero & Funk
Compositae Giseke
Acarnaceae Link
Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Aposeridaceae Raf.
Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Artemisiaceae Martinov
Athanasiaceae Martinov
Calendulaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Carduaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Cassiniaceae Sch. Bip.
Cichoriaceae Juss.
Coreopsidaceae Link
Cynaraceae Spenn.
Echinopaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Helichrysaceae Link
Inulaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Lactucaceae Drude
Mutisiaceae Burnett
Partheniaceae Link
Perdiciaceae Link
Senecionaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Vernoniaceae Burmeist.
Source: GRIN
Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family) is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).