The Asteraceae constitute one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants, encompassing economically important crops, ornamentals and medicinal species. Chloroplast genome ...

How does the classical ABCE model of flower development apply in Asteraceae? The presence of three distinct types of flowers in its inflorescence (ray, trans and disc flowers) makes Gerbera a unique ...

"Flowering Plants: Asteraceae, Part 3 is the third and final volume in botanist Robert H. Mohlenbrock's comprehensive sequence of books on the aster family in Illinois. In this volume, Mohlenbrock ...

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 ...