Asterales: Order Asterales

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales

The Asterales is a large group that (according to the APG II system) has 11 families and 25,000 species in it.

These include the Alseuosmiaceae, Argophyllaceae, Asteraceae, Calyceraceae, Campanulaceae, Goodeniaceae, Menyanthaceae, Pentaphragmaceae, Phellinaceae, Rousseaceae and the Stylidiaceae.

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2008. "Asterales" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Feb 04, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/plants/flowering-plants/dicotyledons/asterales
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Nov 23rd, 2008
Last updated: Jun 21st, 2011

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