Asterales is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants that includes the large daisy family Asteraceae, also called Compositae, known for composite flowerheads made of many small florets, along with ten related families. The order holds 11 families in total; Asteraceae is by far the largest with about 25,000 species, followed by the bellflower family Campanulaceae with roughly 2,000 species, while the remaining nine families together account for fewer than 1,500 species.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Campanula rotundifolia
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21730, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Asterales
WikipediaIntroduction
Asterales ( ASS-tər-RAY-leez) is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants that includes the large family Asteraceae (or Compositae) known for composite flowers made of florets, and ten families related to the Asteraceae.
In Group: Asterid Orders, Lead
Asterales ( ASS-tər-RAY-leez) is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants that includes the large family Asteraceae (or Compositae) known for composite flowers made of florets, and ten families related to the Asteraceae.
View the Source Wikidata: Asterales
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Campanula rotundifolia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Campanula rotundifolia, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Campanula rotundifolia, Taxon record
"order": "Asterales"
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