Asteroideae

Asteroideae
File:Aster amellus Sturm6-cropped.jpg
Illustration of Aster amellus from tribe Astereae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribes
Anthemideae Astereae Athroismeae Bahieae Calenduleae Chaenactideae Coreopsideae Doroniceae Eupatorieae Feddeeae Gnaphalieae Helenieae Heliantheae Inuleae Madieae Millerieae Neurolaeneae Perityleae Plucheeae Polymnieae Senecioneae Tageteae Sources: UniProt

Asteroideae is a subfamily of the plant family Asteraceae. It contains about 70% of the species of the family.

It is made of several tribes including Astereae, Calenduleae, Eupatorieae, Gnaphalieae, Heliantheae, Senecioneae and Tageteae.

Classification

Since 2004, the 21 tribes have been grouped into three supertribes:

• Senecionodae
  • Senecioneae (Doronicum is sometimes placed in a separate tribe Doroniceae)
• Asterodae
  • Anthemideae (including Chrysanthemums)
  • Astereae (including Asters and the Common Daisy)
  • Calenduleae (including Calendulas)
  • Gnaphalieae
• Helianthodae
  • Athroismeae
  • Bahieae
  • Chaenactideae
  • Coreopsideae (including Cosmos and Dahlias)
  • Eupatorieae
  • Feddeeae
  • Helenieae (including Gaillardias)
  • Heliantheae (including Sunflowers and Zinnias)
  • Inuleae
  • Madieae
  • Millerieae
  • Neurolaeneae
  • Perityleae
  • Plucheeae
  • Polymnieae
  • Tageteae (including Marigolds)

External links

• The dictionary definition of Asteroideae at Wiktionary
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Asteroideae at Wikispecies