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Category:Close-ups of Asteraceae flowers

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gallery of some more common and easily recognisable Asteraceae groups for identification purposes only. Single specimens only.
  • Carduoidae: rounded, scaled base with a tuft of purple on top. Spiny and/or hirsute stem.
    Carduoidae: rounded, scaled base with a tuft of purple on top. Spiny and/or hirsute stem.
  • Cosmos: delicate flat inflorescence with lenght-wise "wrinkles" on petals. Typical very thin leaves.
    Cosmos: delicate flat inflorescence with lenght-wise "wrinkles" on petals. Typical very thin leaves.
  • Dahlia: often very double flowers packed with petals. Robust bushes with large three-pinnate leaves. Wide range of colours and flower types.
    Dahlia: often very double flowers packed with petals. Robust bushes with large three-pinnate leaves. Wide range of colours and flower types.
  • Echinops: globular, faint blue inflorescence.
    Echinops: globular, faint blue inflorescence.
  • Gerbera: large flat inflorescence with numerous long petals. Large pseudanthium surrounded with florets, often has an off-colour centre.
    Gerbera: large flat inflorescence with numerous long petals. Large pseudanthium surrounded with florets, often has an off-colour centre.
  • Helianthus annuus: gigantic flat inflorescence with large pseudanthum and numerous pointed yellow petals. Opened and budded florets typically form contrasting rings in pseudanthum.
    Helianthus annuus: gigantic flat inflorescence with large pseudanthum and numerous pointed yellow petals. Opened and budded florets typically form contrasting rings in pseudanthum.
  • Leucanthemum: flat inflorescence with yellow pseudanthum and white, narrow, sleek petals. Florets are very small and don't rise above the rest of the dome.
    Leucanthemum: flat inflorescence with yellow pseudanthum and white, narrow, sleek petals. Florets are very small and don't rise above the rest of the dome.
  • Osteospermum: large inflorescence with numerous long petals that are curled up in some cultivars.
    Osteospermum: large inflorescence with numerous long petals that are curled up in some cultivars.
  • Solidago: golden yellow brushes of lots and lots of florets.
    Solidago: golden yellow brushes of lots and lots of florets.
  • Tagetes: velvet-like, typically two-colour, double, crimpled/curly petals in strong red, yellow, orange. May be single-petaled, solid, multi-doubled. Intricately lobed leaves.
    Tagetes: velvet-like, typically two-colour, double, crimpled/curly petals in strong red, yellow, orange. May be single-petaled, solid, multi-doubled. Intricately lobed leaves.
  • Tanacetum vulgare: bare corymbs of numerous yellow button-like flowers.
    Tanacetum vulgare: bare corymbs of numerous yellow button-like flowers.
  • Taraxacum: yellow inflorescence with numerous narrow petals. Long needle-like florets are almost as long as the petals, making the flower a low dome-shape.
    Taraxacum: yellow inflorescence with numerous narrow petals. Long needle-like florets are almost as long as the petals, making the flower a low dome-shape.
  • Tussilago farfara: humble small yellow flower with numerous needle-like petals. Early bloomer, often adorns bare ground. No leaves.
    Tussilago farfara: humble small yellow flower with numerous needle-like petals. Early bloomer, often adorns bare ground. No leaves.
  • Zinnia: roundish squared petals, rounded pseudanthium head often high-domed, surrounded by a crown of florets. Single flower per stem with pair-opposite leaves.
    Zinnia: roundish squared petals, rounded pseudanthium head often high-domed, surrounded by a crown of florets. Single flower per stem with pair-opposite leaves.

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