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The family includes over 32,000 currently accepted species, in over 1,900 genera in 13 subfamilies. [4] [needs update] The number of species in the family Asteraceae is rivaled only by Orchidaceae. [22] [30] Which is the larger family is unclear, because of the uncertainty about how many extant species each family includes.
About 8,100 plant species use C 4 carbon fixation, which represents about 3% of all terrestrial species of plants. [27] [28] All these 8,100 species are angiosperms. C 4 carbon fixation is more common in monocots compared with dicots, with 40% of monocots using the C 4 pathway [clarification needed], compared with only 4.5% of
Twelve species of Asteraceae As of August 2024 [update] , Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae . Those genera are listed with their author citations .
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.
Asteroideae is a subfamily of the plant family Asteraceae. It contains about 70% of the species of the family. [2] It consists of several tribes, including Astereae, Calenduleae, Eupatorieae, Gnaphalieae, Heliantheae, Senecioneae and Tageteae. Asteroideae contains plants found all over the world, many of which are shrubby.
Asters are a diverse genus within the huge Asteraceae family, comprising around 250 species of native wildflowers that thrive across North America, Europe and Asia, and are present in nearly every ...
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 ...
Flaveria is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. [3] [4] They are sometimes called yellowtops. Some are annual or perennial herbs and some are shrubs. They bear yellow flowers in heads, with zero, one, or two ray florets in each head. [5] These plants are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. [5] [6]