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Twelve species of Asteraceae. As of August 2024, Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae. Those genera are listed with their author citations. Taxonomic synonyms are not included. [1]
Aster is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. As of August 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 186 species. [1] For species formerly placed in genus Aster, see List of Aster synonyms.
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.
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 ...
Ipomoea aquatica, widely known as water spinach, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. I. aquatica is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
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 ...
Most species are herbaceous, perennial, short-lived or annual plants, rarely subshrubs, shrubs or vines.All Cichorieae-species have latex canals in both the roots, stems and leaves, and this occurs to be a unique character among the Asteraceae, although latex as such occurs rather widespread in this family.