Asteraceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	aster family • daisy family • composite family • Compositae

Photos

Four bright pink garden cosmos flowers (Cosmos bipinnatus) with yellow centers bloom against a background of green feathery foliage.

Purple coneflower

Closeup of a bumblebee (Bombus bimaculatus) feeding on the purple bloom of a Canada thistle at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.

Close-up of three bright yellow Gazania flowers with dark ring patterns near their centers, surrounded by green leaves.

A fully open dahlia blossom with red, yellow, and white petals is shown next to a closed flower bud, set against a blurred green background.

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Topics

Mutisieae plumeless thistle Lactuceae Echinacea globe thistle Bellis sow thistle Cirsium Anthemis immortelle Campanulaceae Menyanthaceae Calyceraceae Goodeniaceae

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