The Sunflower Family
Asteraceae
Fun Fact: The Sunflower Family is the largest family of flowering plants with over 30,000 individual species.
Plants in the Sunflower Family share these traits:
-Composite Flowerheads (center disk female flowers, florets that develop into seeds)
–Outer large petals, called ligulate or ray florets, that house male ray flowers often are male
–Or, the heads may be of all disc or all ray florets
Learn more about the Sunflower Family here
Sunflower Family Portrait by Wendy Hollender (Buy it here)
Plants depicted in this Plant Family Portrait:
- Artemisia vulgaris – Mugwort
- Cichorium intybus – Chicory
- Coreopsis lanceolata – Coreopsis
- Cynara cardunculus – Cardoon
- Cynara scolymus – Artichoke – Purple Globe
- Dahlia – Dahlia – Natalie G
- Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
- Helianthus annuus – Sunflower – Procut Gold
- Helianthus tuberosus – Jerusalem Artichoke
- Lactuca canadensis – Wild Lettuce
- Lactuca sativa var. Longifolia – Romaine Lettuce
- Leucanthemum vulgare – Oxeye Daisy
- Liatris spicata – Blazing Star
- Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion
- Tragopogon dubius – Yellow Goat’s Beard
- Tussilago farfara – Coltsfoot
- Zinnia elegans – Zinnia
My goal with this series of Plant Family Portraits is to deepen people’s awareness of plants and gain an understanding of plant details. An appreciation for biodiversity is an important part of our wellbeing. May we all delight in nature’s fascinating architecture and colors, appreciate our environment, and how precious it is to protect.
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