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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the world's oldest crops, and today is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds.