Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae: Asterales

Asteraceae - Sunflower family

Compositae

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005) Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa

Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2000) Compositae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa

Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002) Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa

Pope, G.V. (1992) Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1)

Description of the family

Herbs, suffrutices, shrubs or (rarely) climbers or trees. Leaves alternate, less often opposite. Stipules 0, but false stipules occur in a few species (for example: Vernonia myriantha and Senecio deltoideus) . Flowers small (florets), aggregated into heads (capitula) and simulating single larger flowers and surrounded by a calyx-like involucre of one or more series of bracts (phyllaries). Receptacle of the head expanded, with or without receptacular scales or bristles each subtending a floret. Florets all similar sexually (head homogamous) or central and marginal florets differing (head heterogamous) and then the central florets usually bisexual or rarely male, the outer female or rarely neuter. Calyx never typically herbaceous but represented by a pappus of numerous simple or feathery (plumose) hairs, or a smaller number of membranous scales, teeth or bristles, or by a continuous membranous ring; sometimes 0.

Corolla composed of (3-)5 united petals fused into a tube below and with a distal limb consisting of either: (1) 5 actinomorphic lobes or teeth (tubular florets); or (2) a unilateral strap-shaped limb (ray) 0-3(-4)-dentate at the apex; or (3) a unilateral strap-shaped limb (ligule), 5-dentate at the apex.

Stamens 5, borne on the corolla-tube; anthers usually fused into a cylinder around the style. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, with 1 basal ovule; style single below but branching above into 2 stigmatic arms. Fruit an achene, crowned by the pappus, sometimes with a slender beak interposed between them.

Worldwide: 1,528 genera and 22,750 species, cosmopolitan, excluding Antarctica.

Zimbabwe: 132 genera and 442 taxa.

Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta

Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Acanthospermum SchrankDescription, Image
Achillea L.Description, Image
Acmella Rich.Description, Image
Adenostemma J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.Description, Image
Ageratina SpachDescription, Image
Ageratum L.Description, Image
Ambrosia L.Description, Image
Anisopappus Hook. & Arn.Description, Image
Arctotis L.Description
Artemisia L.Description, Image
Artemisiopsis S. MooreDescription, Image
Aspilia ThouarsDescription, Image
Aster L.Description, Image
Athrixia Ker Gawl.Description, Image
Athroisma DC.Description, Image
Berkheya Ehrh.Description, Image
Bidens L.Description, Image
Blainvillea Cass.Description, Image
Blumea DC.Description, Image
Bothriocline Oliv. ex Benth.Description, Image
Brachylaena R. Br.Description, Image
Calostephane Benth.Description, Image
Calyptocarpus Less.Description, Image
Centaurea L.Description, Image
Centratherum Cass.Description, Image
Chromolaena DC.Description, Image
Chrysanthellum Rich.Description, Image
Chrysanthemoides Fabr.Description, Image
Cichorium L.Description, Image
Cineraria L.Description, Image
Conyza Less.Description, Image
Coreopsis L.Description, Image
Cosmos Cav.Description, Image
Cotula L.Description, Image
Crassocephalum Moench.Description, Image
Crepis L.Description, Image
Dahlia Cav.Description, Image
Denekia Thunb.Description, Image
Dichrocephala L'Hér. ex DC.Description, Image
Dicoma Cass.Description, Image
Dimorphotheca MoenchDescription
Distephanus Cass.Description, Image
Doellia Sch. Bip.Description
Eclipta L.Description, Image
Elephantopus L.Description, Image
Emilia (Cass.) Cass.Description, Image
Enydra Lour.Description, Image
Erigeron L.Description, Image
Erlangea Sch. Bip.Description, Image
Erythrocephalum Benth.Description, Image
Eschenbachia MoenchImage
Ethulia L.f.Description, Image
Euryops (Cass.) Cass.Description, Image
Felicia Cass.Description, Image
Flaveria Juss.Description, Image
Galinsoga Ruiz & Pav.Description, Image
Gazania Gaertn.Description, Image
Geigeria Griess.Description, Image
Gerbera Cass.Description, Image
Gnaphalium L.Description, Image
Grangea Adans.Description, Image
Guizotia Cass.Description, Image
Gutenbergia Sch. Bip.Description, Image
Haplocarpha Less.Description, Image
Helianthus L.Description, Image
Helichrysum Mill.Description, Image
Hirpicium Cass.Description, Image
Hypericophyllum SteetzDescription, Image
Hypochaeris L.Description, Image
Inula L.Description, Image
Inulanthera KällersjöDescription, Image
Kleinia Mill.Description, Image
Lactuca L.Description, Image
Laggera Benth.Description, Image
Launaea Cass.Description, Image
Leontodon L.Description
Lipotriche R. Br.Image
Litogyne Harv.Description, Image
Lopholaena DC.Description, Image
Macledium Cass.Image
Microglossa DC.Description, Image
Mikania Willd.Description, Image
Mikaniopsis Milne-Redh.Description, Image
Monactinocephalus KlattImage
Montanoa Cerv.Description, Image
Neojeffreya CabreraDescription, Image
Nicolasia S. MooreDescription
Nidorella Cass.Description, Image
Nolletia Cass.Description
Osteospermum L.Description, Image
Othonna L.Description
Parthenium L.Description, Image
Pascalia OrtegaDescription
Pechuel-Loeschea O. Hoffm.Description, Image
Pegolettia Cass.Description, Image
Pentanema Cass.Description
Pentzia Thunb.Description, Image
Philyrophyllum O. Hoffm.Description
Phymaspermum Less.Description, Image
Picris L.Description, Image
Pleiotaxis SteetzDescription, Image
Pluchea Cass.Description, Image
Porphyrostemma Benth. ex Oliv.Description
Pseudoconyza Cuatrec.Description, Image
Pseudognaphalium Kirp.Description, Image
Psiadia Jacq.Description, Image
Pulicaria Gaertn.Description, Image
Santolina L.Description, Image
Schistostephium Less.Description, Image
Schkuhria RothDescription, Image
Sclerocarpus Jacq.Description, Image
Senecio L.Description, Image
Sigesbeckia L.Description, Image
Solanecio (Sch. Bip.) Walp.Description, Image
Sonchus L.Description, Image
Sphaeranthus L.Description, Image
Sphagneticola O. Hoffm.Description, Image
Spilanthes Jacq.Description, Image
Stoebe L.Description, Image
Stomatanthes R.M. King & H. Rob.Description, Image
Tagetes L.Description, Image
Taraxacum F.H. Wigg.Description, Image
Tarchonanthus L.Description, Image
Tithonia Desf. ex Juss.Description, Image
Tolpis Adans.Description, Image
Tridax L.Description, Image
Ursinia Gaertn.Description, Image
Verbesina L.Description, Image
Vernonanthura H. Rob.Description, Image
Vernonia Schreb.Description, Image
Xanthium L.Description, Image
Zinnia L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Asteraceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Asteraceae
Flora of Caprivi: Asteraceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Asteraceae
Flora of Malawi: Asteraceae
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Asteraceae
Flora of Mozambique: Asteraceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Asteraceae
Flora of Zambia: Asteraceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Asteraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Asteraceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asteraceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Asteraceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Asteraceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Asteraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Asteraceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asteraceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Asteraceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asteraceae
Wikipedia: Asteraceae
Plants of the World Online: Asteraceae
Tropicos: Asteraceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Asteraceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=26, retrieved 19 March 2024

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