Asteraceae

Of these 61 occur only in the páramo and 32 species belong to the family Asteraceae.

Santa Marta páramo 2008

These include Pentacalia Asteraceae as 8 of its 11 endemic species grow only there and Diplostephium Asteraceae, as 9 of its 10 endemic species are found only in the páramo.

Santa Marta páramo 2008

The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.

Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden 2010

The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.

Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden Barbara Damrosch 2010

In the páramos of the Sierra Nevada, 135 genera of vascular plants have been counted; two of these are endemic, namely Raouliopsis Asteraceae and Obtegomeria Lamiaceae.

Santa Marta páramo 2008

The major botanical families tend to be named for a distinguished, familiar plant: The rose rules the Roseaceae, the lily the Liliaceae, the aster the Asteraceae.

Oregano, basil and other members of the mint family dominate the herb garden 2010

Note 6: The daisies belong to the Asteraceae family. back

Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008

Only the sunflower (Asteraceae, or Compositae), legume (Fabaceae, or Leguminosae), and orchid (Orchidaceae) families are larger.

Grasses 2009

Epizoochorous plants tend to be herbaceous plants, with many representative species in the families Apiaceae and Asteraceae [12].

Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009

For instance, Cody and Overton (1996) found that species in the Asteraceae on islands tended to have reduced dispersal capabilities (i.e., larger seed mass and smaller pappus) relative to the same species on the mainland [7].

Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009