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Asteraceae or Compositae

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The Asteraceae or Compositae, also referred to as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family, is the largest family of vascular plants.[4] The family has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera, and 12 subfamilies.[4][5] The largest genera are Senecio (1,500 species), Vernonia (1,000 species), Cousinia (600 species) and Centaurea (600 species).

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