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Asteraceae Genera
, Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae. Those genera are listed with their author citations. Taxonomic synonyms are not included. A List of genera is from Plants of the World Online unless otherwise cited. *''Abrotanella'' Cass. *'' Acamptopappus'' A.Gray – goldenhead *'' Acanthocephalus'' Kar. & Kir. *'' Acanthocladium'' F.Muell. *'' Acanthodesmos'' C.D.Adams & duQuesnay *'' Acanthospermum'' Schrank – starburr *'' Acanthostyles'' R.M.King & H.Rob. *'' Achillea'' L. – yarrow *'' Achnophora'' F.Muell. *'' Achnopogon'' Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack *'' Achyrachaena'' Schauer – blow wives *'' Achyranthemum'' N.G.Bergh *'' Achyrocline'' (Less.) DC. *'' Achyropappus'' Kunth *'' Acilepidopsis'' H.Rob. *'' Acilepis'' D.Don *'' Acmella'' Rich. ex Pers. *'' Acomis'' F.Muell. *'' Acourtia'' D.Don – desert peony *'' Acrisione'' B.Nord. *'' Acritopappus'' R.M.King & H.Rob. *'' Actinobole'' Endl. *'' Acunniana'' Orchard *'' Adei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. 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 taxon, extant species in each family is unknown. The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Composita, Compositae. The family is commonly known as the aster, Daisy (flower), daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be Annual plant, annual, Biennial plant, biennial, or Perennial plant, 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 climate, hot desert and cold or hot Semi-arid climate, semi-desert climates, and they are found on ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyranthemum
''Achyranthemum'', commonly called the chaff flowers, is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae which is native to South Africa. The genus was first described by Nicola Bergh in 2019 in the South African Journal of Botany, and it was segregated from the genus '' Syncarpha'' due to its representation of a separate lineage. Description ''Achyranthemum'' consists of subshrubs whose wood is soft. Their leaves are rigid and thickly covered with wooly gray-white hairs. The tips of the leaves are an acute shape and are often hooked. The capitula are homogamous, which means they consist of only one type of flower. The bracts which surround the capitula are shiny and either white, cream, or yellow. They are often tinged pink, and the stereome at their base is undivided. Their anthers are slender and are at the end of caudicles. The hairs on the cypsela fruit are roughly hemispherical, and its pappus bristles are somewhat rough and fused into a ring at the base. Taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelostigma
''Adelostigma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1864. It is native to Africa. ; Species * '' Adelostigma athrixioides'' Steetz - Mozambique * '' Adelostigma senegalensis'' Benth. - Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ... References Inuleae Asteraceae genera {{Inuleae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeia (plant)
''Adeia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi .... It includes two species of perennial herbs native to California and Oregon. *'' Adeia discoidea'' – California and Oregon *'' Adeia whitneyi'' – California The genus was described by Guy L. Nesom in 2021 to include the two varieties of ''Hazardia whitneyi'', ''H. whitneyi'' var. ''whitneyi'' and ''H. whitneyi'' var. ''discoidea'', which Nesom recognized as distinct species. The genus name comes from the Greek word ''adeia'', meaning safety, security, and freedom from fear.Nesom, G.L. 2021. Two new North American genera segregated from ''Hazardia'' (Asteraceae: Astereae). ''Phytoneuron'' 2021-39: 1–36. Published 13 September 2021. ISSN 2153-733X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acunniana
''Acunniana'' is a monospecific genus in the family Asteraceae which is found only in Australia's Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi .... In the wild, ''Acunniana procumbens'' closely resembles species of the genera '' Indocypraea'' and '' Apowollastonia''. The genus is named for its discoverer, Allan Cunningham, whose name abbreviates to A.Cunn. Description ''Acunniana procumbens'' is a perennial herb which grows 0.3–1.0 m tall. It has opposite leaves which are simple and 25–55 mm long, 10–35 mm wide. It has 2 series of bracts; the outer bracts are green, herbaceous, and exceeding the inner bracts and disc florets; the inner bracts green and all the bracts are abaxially hairy. Ray florets are pistillate and fertile while the corollas are yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actinobole
''Actinobole'' is a genus of dwarf annual herbs in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1843. The entire genus is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ..., includes: ; Species * '' Actinobole condensatum'' (A.Gray) P.S.Short * '' Actinobole drummondianum'' P.S.Short * '' Actinobole oldfieldianum'' P.S.Short * '' Actinobole uliginosum'' (A.Gray) H.Eichler - flannel cudweed References Gnaphalieae Asterales of Australia Asteraceae genera {{Australia-asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acritopappus
''Acritopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1972.D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... Taxonomy Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 19 accepted species: Selected synonyms include: * '' Acritopappus hagei'' — synonym of '' Acritopappus heterolepis'' References Eupatorieae Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of Brazil {{Eupatorieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrisione
''Acrisione'' is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae of the family Asteraceae, native to Chile and southern Argentina. It was first described as a genus in 1985.Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1985. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 107: 582 Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... accepted two species: *'' Acrisione cymosa'' (J.Rémy) B.Nord. *'' Acrisione denticulata'' (Hook. & Arn.) B.Nord. References External links Senecioneae Asteraceae genera {{Senecioneae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acourtia
''Acourtia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and was first described as a genus in 1830. It includes ''desertpeonies'', such as ''Acourtia nana'' (dwarf desertpeony) and ''Acourtia runcinata'' (featherleaf desertpeony). The genus name of ''Acourtia'' is in honour of Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs à Court-Repington (1792–1878), an English noblewoman with botanical interests, who married Charles Ashe à Court-Repington. Plants in this genus are native to the Southwestern United States (from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah to Texas) and Mesoamerica (in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico). They are diverse in appearance. The flowers are usually white, pink, or purple.Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa Their flower heads A pseudanthium (; : pseudanthia) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acomis
''Acomis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1867. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. It was first described and published in Fragm. Vol.2 on page 89 in 1860. ; Accepted species * '' Acomis acoma'' (F.Muell.) Druce - Victoria * '' Acomis bella'' A.E.Holland - Queensland * '' Acomis kakadu'' Paul G.Wilson - Northern Territory * '' Acomis macra'' F.Muell. - Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... References Gnaphalieae Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of Australia Plants described in 1860 {{Gnaphalieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acmella
''Acmella'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1807. It is native to the Americas and has been introduced species, introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia. One familiar species is ''Acmella oleracea'', which has been widely cultivated for centuries. It is used for food and herbalism, medicine, and as an insecticide and an ornamental plant. Its common use as an herbal remedy for toothache and oral infections earned it the nickname toothache plant. These are annual or perennial herbs with branching stems usually reaching 10 to 20 centimeters in length, growing prostrate or erect. The oppositely arranged leaves are smooth-edged or toothed, and usually have rough or soft hairs. The pseudanthium, flower heads are usually solitary at the tips of the stem branches, or occasionally borne in inflorescences. There are several to many disc florets with bell-shaped throats and 4 or 5 triangular lobes, usually yellow, or sometimes or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acilepis
''Acilepis'' is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ....Don, David. 1825. Prodromus Florae Nepalensis 169 in Latin Taxonomy Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' has 37 accepted species: ; formerly includedFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Com ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
