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Asterales

Plant Orders

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.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Campanula rotundifolia, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Campanula rotundifolia
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21730, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Asterales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    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.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Asterales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 39713
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Asterales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Asterales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 100.5 ... "early_interval": "Cenomanian"
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Wikidata: Asterales
Wikidata Q21730, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Campanula rotundifolia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Campanula rotundifolia, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Campanula rotundifolia, Taxon record
"order": "Asterales"
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