Asteraceae

Also known as aster family

Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the number of extant species in each family is unknown. The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Compositae. The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family.

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Asteraceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Asterales. The family was established by Bercht. & J.Presl. It is also known as composietenfamilie.

The group originated approximately 76 million years ago. Scientific literature references the family in 39,384 publications. Biological records include 58,563,942 occurrences. Specimens are held by institutions such as IBUNAM, CICY, STDOM, IEA-UAT, and FESI-UNAM, primarily in Mexico.

The family is represented in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats. It is cited by 8,102 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

composietenfamilie

Asteraceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded58,563,942

General: MINIMAL GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED WITHIN THE COMPOSITAE NB Appearance: capitula.   Key to tribes of the Compositae (Asteraceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 40,884
With media: 21,334
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: IBUNAM, CICY, STDOM, IEA-UAT, FESI-UNAM
Recorded in: Mexico

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Research

39,384 papers

Asteraceae Dermatitis: Everyday Plants With Allergenic Potential.ReviewCutis · 2024Wallace CE, Elston DMDOI: 10.12788/cutis.1125
Asteraceae species as potential environmental factors of allergy.ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2019Denisow-Pietrzyk M, Pietrzyk Ł, Denisow BDOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04146-w
Development and evolution of the Asteraceae capitulum.ReviewThe New phytologist · 2024Zhang T, Elomaa PDOI: 10.1111/nph.19590
Don't be fooled: false flowers in Asteraceae.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2021Zhang T, Elomaa PDOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.09.006
The Plants of the Asteraceae Family as Agents in the Protection of Human Health.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Rolnik A, Olas BDOI: 10.3390/ijms22063009
Balkans' Asteraceae Species as a Source of Biologically Active Compounds for the Pharmaceutical and Food Industry.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2020Kostić AŽ, Janaćković P, Kolašinac SM et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000097
Putting heads together: Developmental genetics of the Asteraceae capitulum.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2024Gurung V, Muñoz-Gómez S, Jones DSDOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102589
Antiprotozoal compounds from Mikania periplocifolia (Asteraceae).Fitoterapia · 2023Laurella LC, Elso OG, Rodriguez RN et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105499

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

Description
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Inflorescences
Floral heads
Variations
Floral structures
Fruits and seeds
Pollen
Metabolites
Taxonomy
History
Phylogeny
Paleontology and evolutionary processes
Etymology and pronunciation
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Uses
References
See also
Bibliography
External links

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 distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions, in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in hot desert and cold or hot semi-desert climates, and they are found on every continent but Antarctica. Their common primary characteristic is compound flower heads, technically known as capitula, consisting of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets enclosed by a whorl of protective involucral bracts.

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