Asteridae

Asteridae
	Campanula portenschlagiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Angiosperms
Class:	Eudicots
Order:	Asteridae

Asteridaeis aLinnaeanterm with the rank ofsubclass.By definition it always includes the familyAsteraceae(Compositae). However, in the modernAPG III systemof classification,^[1]asteridandeuasteridare names forclades.Their member families are similar to those of the Asteridae.

One of the better-known systems that recognized subclass Asteridae was theCronquist system,which included theorders:

Most of the above orders as defined by Cronquist have been dramatically redefined on the basis of recentmolecular systematic studies.

References

↑Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III.Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society161(2): 105–121.[1]

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[1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III.Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society161(2): 105–121.[1]

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