The family Asteraceae or, alternatively, family Compositae, known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family, is a taxon of dicot yledonous flowering plant s. The family name is derived from the genus Aster and refers to the star -shaped flower head of its members, typified well by the daisy . The Asteraceae is the second largest family in the Division Magnoliophyta , with some 1,100 genera and over 20,000 recognized species.
Asteraceae o Asteráceas, antes llamadas Compositae o Compuestas, es una familia de plantas herbáceas anuales o perennes , que se caracterizan por agrupar las flores en una inflorescencia compuesta o capítulo , rodeadas de una o varias filas de bráctea s ( involucro ), con receptáculo plano o convexo, rara vez cilíndrico, frecuentemente provisto de brácteas, escamas o pelos en su interior.Common crawl Common crawl