Asteroideae

Updated on Sep 21, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Asteroideae Rank Subfamily		Order Asterales Higher classification Daisy family

Lower classifications Chrysanthemum, Aster, Common sunflower, Anthemideae, Heliantheae

Asteroideae is a subfamily of the plant family Asteraceae. It contains about 70% of the species of the family.

Classification

Since 2004, the 21 tribes have been grouped into three supertribes:

Senecionodae

Senecioneae (Doronicum is sometimes placed in a separate tribe Doroniceae)

Asterodae

Anthemideae (including Chrysanthemums)

Astereae (including Asters and the Common Daisy)

Calenduleae (including Calendulas)

Helianthodae

Athroismeae

Bahieae

Chaenactideae

Coreopsideae (including Cosmos and Dahlias)

Feddeeae

Helenieae (including Gaillardias)

Heliantheae (including Sunflowers and Zinnias)

Neurolaeneae

Polymnieae

Tageteae (including Marigolds)

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