EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Compositae is the largest and most advanced family of dicots now known as Asteraceae (sunflower family). Compositae are an exceedingly large and widespread family of flowering plants. The group has more than 23, 000 currently accepted species and 1, 620 genera and 12 subfamilies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Asteraceae family is one of the largest flowering plant families, with over 1600 genera and 2500 species worldwide. Some of its most well-known taxa are lettuce, chicory, artichoke, daisy and dandelion.

Detailed explanation-3: -distribution. The second largest family, Monimiaceae, has 22 genera and 200 species, less than 10 percent of Laurales species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Compositae or Asteraceae is the largest dicot family among angiosperms. It comprises about 13 subfamilies, over 1900 genera and over 32000 currently accepted species.

Detailed explanation-5: -Descriptions of Dicot families. MYRTACEAE-myrtle family, eucalypts, bottlebrushes, tea-trees. Leptospermum, the petals are the showy part of the flower and the stamens are relatively short, capsules usually solitary.