Compositae

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Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia aster family, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae asterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs Campanulales, order Campanulales - an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers compass flower, compass plant - any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass everlasting, everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color genus Achillea - perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil Ageratina, genus Ageratina - annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America genus Ageratum - genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers Amberboa, genus Amberboa - herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers genus Ambrosia - comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae Ambrosiaceae, family Ambrosiaceae - in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds genus Ammobium - small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers Anacyclus, genus Anacyclus - a Spanish pellitory Anaphalis, genus Anaphalis - a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting genus Andryala - a genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area Antennaria, genus Antennaria - small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles Anthemis, genus Anthemis - dog fennel Antheropeas, genus Antheropeas - small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum Arctium, genus Arctium - burdock Arctotis, genus Arctotis - herbs and subshrubs: African daisy Argyranthemum, genus Argyranthemum - comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum Argyroxiphium, genus Argyroxiphium - small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs genus Arnica - large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions Arnoseris, genus Arnoseris - lamb succory genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon wormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium sage brush, sagebrush - any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium genus Aster - large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers genus Ayapana - genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium Baccharis, genus Baccharis - shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control Balsamorhiza, genus Balsamorhiza - genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam Bellis, genus Bellis - daisy Bidens, genus Bidens - bur marigolds Boltonia, genus Boltonia - genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters Brachycome, genus Brachycome - mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads Brickellia, genus Brickelia - genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath Buphthalmum, genus Buphthalmum - oxeye Cacalia, genus Cacalia - genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia genus Calendula - marigold Callistephus, genus Callistephus - one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers thistle - any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves Carduus, genus Carduus - genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles