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How many plant families are included in the order Asterales?
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Asterales
True, or English, daisy (Bellis perennis).
The order Asterales includes 11 plant families. These families are linked by shared genetic characteristics, such as the presence of inulin, and morphological traits like plunger pollination.1
The 11 families are:
- Asteraceae
- Campanulaceae (including Lobeliaceae)
- Goodeniaceae
- Stylidiaceae
- Menyanthaceae
- Calyceraceae
- Rousseaceae (including Carpodetaceae)
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Alseuosmiaceae
- Phellinaceae
- Argophyllaceae1