Asterids Eudicots (Tricolpates) “Basal eudicots”
Rosids Asterids Asterids Asterids Core asterids
Lamiids Campanulids Asterids Asterids Core asterids
Lamiids Campanulids Asterids
Asterids Dipsacales
Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
Caprifoliaceae, Adoxaceae (elderberry) Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera ciliosa Valeriana sitchensis Lonicera japonica orange honeysuckle Sitka valerian Japanese honeysuckle
Linnaea borealis Weigela florida Scabiosa columbaria twinflower weigela pincushion flower Caprifoliaceae
leaves opposite Caprifoliaceae
corolla zygomorphic Caprifoliaceae
ovary inferior Caprifoliaceae
fruit: berry, drupe, capsule, or achene Caprifoliaceae
Adoxaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacaceae
Valerianaceae
Donoghue et al., 2001 Caprifoliaceae
Adoxaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Donoghue et al., 2001 Caprifoliaceae
Adoxaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Diervillaceae
Dipsacaceae
Valerianaceae
Donoghue et al., 2001 Linnaeaceae Apiales
Apiaceae Apiales
Apiaceae, Araliaceae (English ivy) Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
Loma um dissectum desert parsley Sanicula bipinna fida Eryngium amethis um sanicle sea holly
Heracleum maximum Conium maculatum J.-L. David, The Death of Socrates cow-parsnip poison hemlock Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
Daucus carota Pas naca sa va Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare carrot parsnip celery fennel
Petroselinum Coriandrum sa vum Coriandrum sa vum Pimpinella anisum parsley cilantro coriander anise Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
leaf bases sheathing Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
inflorescence: umbel, o en compound Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
flowers 5-merous, petals and stamens free Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
zygomorphic and ac nomorphic flowers in umbel Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
stylopodium (swollen style base), inferior ovary Apiaceae / Umbelliferae
fruit: schizocarp Asterales
Campanulaceae, Asteraceae Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifolia Downingia yina Lobelia cardinalis common harebell Cascade calicoflower cardinal flower
Campanula lasiocarpa Campanula cochleariifolia Lobelia erinus Alaska bellflower fairies’ thimbles edging lobelia Campanulaceae
milky latex Campanulaceae
corollas ac nomorphic or zygomorphic (2- or 1-lipped) Campanulaceae
anthers held together or fused together, forming tube around style Campanulaceae
secondary pollen presenta on
plunger/brush pollina on Campanulaceae
inferior ovary, fruit: capsule or berry Asteraceae / Compositae
Arnica la folia Artemisia tridentata Cirsium arvense mountain arnica big sagebrush Canada thistle
Erigeron peregrinus Balsamorhiza sagitata Taraxacum officinale wandering fleabane arrowleaf balsamroot dandelion Asteraceae / Compositae
Lactuca sa va Chrysanthemum cul var le uce Cynara cardunculus chrysanthemum ar choke
Matricaria chamomilla Helianthus annuus Zinnia cul var German chamomile sunflower zinnia Asteraceae / Compositae
inflorescence: head (capitulum), surrounded by whorl of bracts (involucral bracts/phyllaries) Asteraceae / Compositae
disk florets: corolla ac nomorphic
Asteraceae / Compositae
calyx none or modified (pappus) anthers fused to form tube around style ovary inferior
Asteraceae / Compositae
ray and ligulate florets: corolla zygomorphic – forms ligule
Asteraceae / Compositae
radiate head: ray florets at margin, disk florets in center
Asteraceae / Compositae
bracts subtending florets in receptacle (chaff)
Asteraceae / Compositae
discoid head: disk florets only
Asteraceae / Compositae
ligulate head: ligulate florets only
Asteraceae / Compositae
fruit: achene (cypsela), if present, pappus o en func ons in fruit dispersal