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Asterales

Asterales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Families
Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Calyceraceae
Goodeniaceae
Menyanthaceae
Alseuosmiaceae
Argophyllaceae
Phellinaceae
Stylidiaceae
Donatiaceae
Carpodetaceae
Rousseaceae
Pentaphragmaceae
Campulanaceae (Bellflower Family)
Lobeliaceae

The Asterales are an order of flowering plants which include the sunflower and daisy, or the composite family Asteraceae. Under the Cronquist system this was the only family in the group, but newer systems have expanded it.\n