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Which families are included in the order Asterales?
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Asterales
True, or English, daisy (Bellis perennis).
The order Asterales comprises 11 families of flowering plants. The two largest and most prominent families are Asteraceae and Campanulaceae, the latter of which includes the Lobeliaceae.
The remaining nine families included in the order are:
- Goodeniaceae
- Stylidiaceae
- Menyanthaceae
- Calyceraceae
- Rousseaceae (which includes Carpodetaceae)
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Alseuosmiaceae
- Phellinaceae
- Argophyllaceae
These families are grouped together based on shared genetic, chemical, and morphological traits, such as the production of inulin and the use of plunger pollination.1