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Family Asteraceae
Scientific Name, Class, Origins
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Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 4
09/29/2008

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Term
Sunflower
Definition

Asteraceae

 

Helianthus annuus

 

Dicot

 

Achene

 

2 carpels

 

North America

 

Term
Artichoke
Definition

Asteraceae

 

Cynara cardunculus sp. cardunculus

 

 Dicot

 

Inflorescence eaten (fruit will be achene at maturity)

 

Mediterannean

Term
Belgian endive
Definition

Asteraceae

 

Cichorium intybus

 

Leaf

 

Dicot

 

Only in cultivation

Term
Gobo root, Japanese burdock
Definition

Asteraceae

 

Arctium lappa

 

Root

 

Dicot

 

Temperate Old World

Term
Lettuce
Definition

Asteracea

 

Lactuca sativa

 

Leaf

 

Dicot

 

Eurasia

Term
Disk florets (Asteraceae)
Definition

Actinomorphic (regular)

 

Usually bisexual

 

Situated in the center of a head

Term
Ray florets (Asteraceae)
Definition

Zygomorphic (irregular)

 

Usually unisexual

 

Situated on the margin of the inflorescence

Term
Ligulate florets
Definition

Zygomorphic (irregular)

 

Usually bisexual

 

Not found in association with disk florets

 

With a ligule

Term
Radiate head
Definition
Ray florets around margin, disk florets in center (ex. Helianthus)
Term
Stamens, Carpels, and Ovary (Asteraceae)
Definition

5 stamens

 

bicarpellate: 2 carpels

 

inferior ovary

 

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