Family · Asterids
Calyceraceae
South American herbs whose flowers cluster in compact heads, convergent with the daisies to which they are related.
- Accepted species
- 47accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈13 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Gamocarpha13 spp.
Moschopsis10 spp.
Boopis8 spp.
Acicarpha7 spp.
Calycera6 spp.
Anachoretes1 spp.
Asynthema1 spp.
Xiphodesma1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America46
- Antarctic1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Calyceraceae sits in the order Asterales.