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This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with the remaining plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their flowerheads are … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their flowerheads are … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Asclepiadaceae (Milkweeds) & Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort) families, & Asteraceae (Daisy) tribes Cardueae (Thistles) &  Cichoroideae (Chicories, Dandelions, & Lettuces). Cardueae have spiny-margined leaves and flowerheads … Continue reading →