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Compositae

a family of herbaceous or sometimes woody plants with a range of HABITS and often with latex in the stems. The flowers are small florets grouped together into a flat inflorescence and resembling a single flower; examples are daisy, dandelion.
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A new genus, Nothovernonia, from tropical Africa (Asteraceae or Compositae, Vernonieae).
Diversidad y distribucion de la tribu Vernonieae (Asteraceae) en Mexico /Diversity and distribution of the tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae) in Mexico
Ovules and young seeds of the analyzed species maintain the structural pattern observed in Asteraceae (Compositae) (CORNER, 1976).
Seed characters and their usefulness in the separation of Asteraceae species/Caracteres de sementes e sua utilidade na separacao de especies de Asteraceae
Cytogenetic studies of Carthamus divaricatus with eleven pairs of chromosome and its relationship to other Carthamus species (Compositae).
Karyotype analysis of three wild species of safflower from west Azerbaijan, Iran
Participants in the trial took no other medicines and volunteers had no known allergy or sensitivity to Compositae or Grossolariaceae plants.
Standardised Echinacea angustifolia extract and immunomodulatory effects in humans
PHYLOGENETIC, MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF MARSHALLIA (COMPOSITAE) UTILIZING NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY.
Phylogenetic, molecular evolutionary and functional genomic studies of Marshallia (compositae) utilizing next generation sequencing technology
Pyrethrins, a complex of esters extracted from flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerariefolium (Compositae), are still used to enhance commercial preparations of household insecticides (14).
The potentiality of botanicals and their products as an alternative to chemical insecticides to sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae): a review
Calendula, along with Arnica (also yellow, but smaller and less showy) are members of the Compositae, or aster, family, known to treat injuries.
Arthritis, keratosis, and Morton's neuroma: a case of constitutional Calendula
Sidhu, "Cytological investigations on the Indian Compositae. I.
Meiotic studies in some species of tribe Cichorieae (Asteraceae) from Western Himalayas
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