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18 unusual facts about Asteraceae


Agrotis gladiaria

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rubus, Poa, Andropogon, Brassica oleracea, Trifolium, Zea mays, Solidago, Hordeum pusillum, Avena, Allium, Ipomoea batatas, Nicotiana and Solanum lycopersicum.

Bizcocho

Margaritas are always sweet and they got their name from the flower they resemble (a daisy, known in Spanish as "margarita").

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Chrysanthemum coronarium is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae.

Cnephasia longana

The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants, including Asteraceae, Convolvulaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Linaceae, Papaveraceae, Polygonaceae, Rosaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Violaceae species.

Cnicin

It is mainly found in Cnicus (Cnicus benedictus L. (Asteraceae)), and is present in spotted knapweed plants, where highest and lowest concentrations are found in the leaves (0.86-3.86% cnicin) and stems respectively.

Cochylis

Larvae are oligophagous and feed mainly on plants belonging to Asteraceae.

Cosmopterix

They have been found oligophagous or even monophagous on the following plant families: Asteraceae, Cannabaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Urticaceae.

Cucullia intermedia

The larvae feed on the leaves of birch, poplar, willow and other trees and shrubs, as well as flowers of Lactuca and other Asteraceae species.

Daisyworld

In the original 1983 version, Daisyworld is seeded with two varieties of daisy as its only life forms: black daisies and white daisies.

Fairfax Islands

An impenetrable metre-high thicket of Wollastonia biflora (Asteraceae) and other species rapidly developed but after eight months later the canopy had regrown, the forest floor was again in shade and the undergrowth thicket was dead.

Fishia yosemitae

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including plants in the families Asteraceae and Scrophulariaceae, as well as Eriogonum species.

Grammia virguncula

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, particularly species of the Asteraceae family.

Heliothis punctifera

The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Chenopodiaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Solanaceae species, but also on a number of agricultural crops.

Mexican Sheartail

The tiny cup-shaped nest is made of lichens, spiders webs and the seeds of daisy family plants.

Niger seed oil

Niger seed oil is obtained from the seeds of Niger plant, which belongs to the Asteraceae family and of the Guizotia genus.

Palfuria helichrysorum

The species name is derived from the rosette bearing Asteraceae Helichrysum, which serves as a retreat for night active spiders.

Schinia cognata

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species and are used as a biological control agent for Chondrilla juncea.

Scopula cacuminaria

They have been recorded on lettuce, dandelion and Asteraceae species.


Amor seco

Bidens pilosa - an annual herb species in the family Asteraceae

Anthemis carpatica

Anthemis carpatica (Snow Carpet) is a species of the genus Anthemis and in the Asteraceae family.

Asterales

Only the Asteraceae have composite flower heads; the other families do not, but share other characteristics such as storage of inulin that define the eleven families as more closely related to each other than to other plant families or orders such as the Rosids.

Azores Wood Pigeon

They eat rounded and fleshy young leaves, leaves from Prunus genus, young shoots from Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae, and Brassicaceae (Cruciferae).

Bombus flavifrons

The bumblebee feeds on several flowering plants, most commonly those in Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Saxifragaceae, and Lamiaceae.

Cicerbita alpina

Cicerbita alpina, commonly known as theAlpine Sow-thistle or Alpine Blue Sow-thistle is a perennial herbaceous species of plant belonging to the genus Cicerbita of the Asteraceae family.

Coreopsis linifolia

Coreopsis linifolia, the Texas tickseed, is a plant species of the genus Coreopsis in Asteraceae.

Coreopsis wrightii

Coreopsis wrightii, the Rock tickseed, is a plant species of the genus Coreopsis in Asteraceae.

Costa Rican páramo

The páramo proper lies above the subpáramo, and is dominated by grasses, rushes, herbs, and low shrubs of the families Gramineae, Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Rosaceae and Ericaceae.

Cteniopus sulphureus

These thermophilic beetles can mainly be encountered in sunny places on inflorescences of Apiaceae and Asteraceae species, especially Achillea species.

Cuscuta europaea

It grows on Asteraceae, Cannabaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Fabaceae, Urticaceae and other herbaceous plants, including garden plants such as Coleus and Impatiens.

Eduard Pechuël-Loesche

He is commemorated in the Asteraceae genus Pechuel-Loeschea O.Hoffm., Adenia pechuelii of the Passifloraceae and Aerva pechuelii of the Amaranthaceae, having to make way for the older Calicorema capitata.

Estigmene acrea

The moth does not seem to be affected by any type of pyrrolizidine alkaloid present in many plant families, including the borage, legume, dogbane, and orchid families, and the tribes Senecioneae and Eupatorieae of the aster family.

Eupatilin

It can be found in Artemisia asiatica (Asteraceae).

Halotolerance

Amino Acids such as proline accumulate in halophytic Brassica species, quaternary ammonium bases such as Glycine Betaine and sugars have been shown to act in this role within halophytic members of Chenopodiaceae and members of Asteraceae show the build up of cyclites and soluble sugars.

Jerusalem artichoke

Despite its name, the Jerusalem artichoke has no relation to Jerusalem, and it is not a type of artichoke, though both are members of the daisy family.

Olearius

Olearia, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae

Pavlovsk Experimental Station

The song "When the War Came," by the band The Decemberists, also tells the story of these scientists, with one verse saying "We made our oath to Vavilov / We'd not betray the Solanum / The acres of asteraceae / To our own pangs of starvation."

Pechuel-loeschea

Pechuel-loeschea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and named after the German plant collector and geographer Eduard Pechuël-Loesche.

Phenacoleachiidae

Phenacoleachia zealandica is found on southern beech trees and Phenacoleachia australis is found on Pleurophyllum species, daisy-like plants in the Asteraceae family.

Rhagonycha nigriceps

This quite common beetle is active during the daylight hours, when it can be easily found on Apiaceae or Asteraceae species.

Scelophysa trimeni

Blue monkey beetles are important pollinators of the Namaqualand region, especially for Mesembryanthemum and some daisy species, on which they primarily feed.

Scolymus hispanicus

Scolymus hispanicus (common golden thistle or Spanish oyster thistle) is a flowering plant in the genus Scolymus in the family Asteraceae, native to southern and western Europe, north to northwestern France.

Tephritis neesii

Tephritis neesii lives on plants in the family Asteraceae, particularly Leucanthemum vulgare.

Tteok

In ssuk injeolmi (쑥인절미) and surichwi injeolmi (수리취인절미) are ssuk (Artemisia princeps var. orientalis) and surichwi (Synurus deltoides (AIT.) NAKAI) added.