Family

Asteraceae (Sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)

Eriophyllum lanatum. Photo: (c) Christopher J. Earle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Asterales (Sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)
        Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)
        Subfamily: Asteroideae (91)
        Subfamily: Mutisioideae (1)
        Subfamily: Cichorioideae (Chicories, dandelions, and allies) (4)
        Subfamily: Carduoideae (Thistles and allies) (3)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Asteroideae

Subfamily: Mutisioideae

Subfamily: Cichorioideae (Chicories, dandelions, and allies)

Subfamily: Carduoideae (Thistles and allies)

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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