Family · Asterids
Asteraceae
Daisies — sunflower, lettuce, dandelion
Daisy family: florets packed into composite heads that mimic single blooms; largest eudicot family.
- Accepted species
- 35,483accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 1,730accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈45 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Europemost native species · WGSRPD
Open Asteraceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Helianthus (sunflower)
- Taraxacum (dandelion)
- Aster
- Chrysanthemum
Largest genera
Hieracium4,628 spp.
Taraxacum2,576 spp.
Senecio1,504 spp.
Centaurea839 spp.
Cousinia683 spp.
Cirsium607 spp.
Helichrysum568 spp.
Saussurea528 spp.
Artemisia524 spp.
Erigeron472 spp.
Baccharis455 spp.
Mikania447 spp.
Verbesina353 spp.
Vernonia330 spp.
Ageratina316 spp.
Pilosella279 spp.
Stevia268 spp.
Jurinea250 spp.
Bidens228 spp.
Echinops219 spp.
Crepis204 spp.
Achillea190 spp.
Calea171 spp.
Anthemis167 spp.
Chromolaena163 spp.
Espeletia158 spp.
Lepidaploa156 spp.
Pentacalia154 spp.
Aster152 spp.
Ligularia151 spp.
Solidago151 spp.
Lessingianthus145 spp.
Wedelia137 spp.
Tanacetum134 spp.
Tragopogon133 spp.
Emilia130 spp.
Gynoxys130 spp.
Koanophyllon127 spp.
Lactuca118 spp.
Aldama117 spp.
Symphyotrichum116 spp.
Carduus115 spp.
Psephellus114 spp.
Anaphalis110 spp.
Brickellia110 spp.
Pseudognaphalium108 spp.
Sonchus106 spp.
Euryops105 spp.
Brachyscome102 spp.
Fleischmannia98 spp.
Blumea97 spp.
Pectis95 spp.
Critoniopsis87 spp.
Felicia86 spp.
Shawia86 spp.
Othonna85 spp.
Scorzonera85 spp.
Dendrophorbium83 spp.
Cremanthodium82 spp.
Monticalia82 spp.
The 1,670 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Europe8,815
- Southern America8,189
- Asia-Temperate7,304
- Africa5,378
- Northern America5,261
- Asia-Tropical1,868
- Australasia1,458
- Pacific189
- Antarctic34
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Asteraceae sits in the order Asterales.