Asteraceae

  • Family

    Asteraceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Asteraceae

  • Common Names

    Sunflower Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 1100

    Number of species: 20,000

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This very large family is cosmopolitan in distribution, but best represented in temperate or subtropical regions that are not densely forested. Very many of the genera are ill-defined.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Asteraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.