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Ipomoea aquatica is also found in Africa, the southwestern Pacific Islands, and northern Australia. However, in Africa and the Pacific Islands, the number of native common names isn't as varied as in Southeast Asia, and there are very few references to the local use of I. aquatica for any purpose.
The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Compositae. [6] The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be annual, biennial, or perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread ...
Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae. [1] The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning 'star', referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers.
Callistephus / k æ ˈ l ɪ s t ɪ f ə s / [2] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. Its common names include China aster and annual aster. [3] [4] It is native to China and Korea. [3] [5] and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant in cottage ...
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 ...
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 ...
Symphyotrichum (/ ˌ s ɪ m f aɪ ə ˈ t r ɪ k əm /) is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family, Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus Aster.
The Cichorieae (also called Lactuceae) are a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae that includes 93 genera, more than 1,600 sexually reproductive species and more than 7,000 apomictic species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] Cichorieae all have milky latex and flowerheads that only contain one type of ...