Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 ...

The sunflower plant family (Asteraceae) is characterized by head-like inflorescences (capitula) that resemble single solitary flowers but are typically composed of tens to hundreds of flowers that are ...

The Asteraceae family is one of the largest plant families in the world. Its 20,000-plus members are found on every continent but Antarctica and include daisies, sunflowers, dandelions, lettuce ...

Cytological characteristics of unreduced pollen. Study of the first post-meiotic mitoses in pollen identified reduced (n=2x=18) as well as unreduced ‘big’ (2n=4x=36) and ‘jumbo’ (4n=8x=72 ...

The CYC/TB1 gene family has expanded in Asteraceae and harbors ten gene family members in gerbera and sunflower, respectively. Of the three subclades found in core eudicots, especially the CYC2 clade ...

A 45 million-year-old fossil flower found in northern Argentina has uncovered the evolutionary roots of Earth’s most populous plant family. Called Asteraceae, the family includes dozens of ...