Asteraceae

Translingual

Aster alpinus

Etymology

From Aster +‎ -aceae.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Asteraceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Asterales – many composite plants.

Synonyms

• Compositae - accepted alternative name; Ambrosiaceae

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Asteroideae, Corymbioideae, Cichorioideae, Gymnarrhenoideae, Pertyoideae, Carduoideae, Hecastocleidoideae, Gochnatioideae, Wunderlichioideae, Stifftioideae, Mutisiodeae, Barnadesioideae (subfamilies)
  • For general see List of Asteraceae genera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

taxonomic family

• Finnish: asterikasvit (fi)
• French: astéracées (fr)
• Japanese: 菊科 (きくか, kikuka)
• Polish: astrowate (pl) pl, złożone pl (dated)

Further reading

• Asteraceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asteraceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Asteraceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asteraceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Asteraceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Asteraceae at APWeb
• Asteraceae at Plants of the World Online
• Asteraceae at Tropicos