Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide divided into over 250 genera and more than 3,100 species, making it the second-largest tribe in the family behind Senecioneae.
The taxonomy of the tribe Astereae has been dramatically changed after both morphologic and molecular evidence suggested that large genera such as Aster, as well as many others, needed to be separated into several genera or shifted to better reflect the plants' relationships. A paper by R. D. Noyes and L. H. Rieseberg showed that most of the genera within the tribe in North America actually belong to a single clade, meaning they have a common ancestor. This is referred to as the North American clade. Guy L. Nesom and Harold E. Robinson have been involved in the recent work and are continuing to re-categorise the genera within the tribe worldwide.
Subtribes , tribe Astereae is divided into 36 accepted subtribes.
Selected genera
Acamptopappus (A.Gray) A.Gray Achnophora F. Muell. Almutaster Á.Löve & D.Löve Amellus L. Ampelaster G.L.Nesom Amphiachyris (DC.) Nutt. – broomweed Amphipappus Torr. & A.Gray Aphanostephus DC. – Lazydaisy Aster L. Astranthium Nutt. – western-daisy Baccharis L. Bellis L. – daisy Bellium L. Benitoa D.D.Keck Bigelowia DC. – rayless-goldenrod Boltonia L'Hér. – doll's-daisy Brachyscome Cass. Bradburia Torr. & A.Gray – goldenaster Brintonia Greene Callistephus Cass. Calotis R. Br. Camptacra N.T.Burb. Canadanthus G.L.Nesom Celmisia Centipeda Lour. Ceruana Forssk. Chaetopappa DC. Chiliotrichum Cass. Chloracantha G.L.Nesom Chrysocoma L. Chrysoma Nutt. Chrysopsis (Nutt.) Elliott Chrysothamnus Nutt. – rabbitbrush Columbiadoria G.L.Nesom Commidendrum DC. Conyza Less. Corethrogyne DC. – sandaster Croptilon Raf. Cuniculotinus Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – rock goldenrod Damnamenia Given Darwiniothamnus Harling Dichrocephala DC. Dichaetophora A.Gray Dieteria Nutt. Diplostephium Kunth Doellingeria Nees – tall flat-topped aster Eastwoodia Brandegee Egletes Cass – tropic daisy Ericameria Nutt. – goldenbush Erigeron L. – fleabane Eucephalus Nutt. Eurybia (Cass.) Cass. Euthamia (Nutt.) Cass. Felicia Cass. Formania W.W.Sm. & J.Small Galatella Cass. Geissolepis B.L.Rob. Grangea Adans. Grindelia Willd. – gum-plant, resin-weed Gundlachia A.Gray – goldenshrub Gutierrezia Lag. Gymnosperma Less. – gumhead, sticky selloa Haplopappus Hazardia Greene – bristleweed Herrickia Wooton & Standl. Heterotheca Cass. Hysterionica Willd. Ionactis Greene – ankle-aster Isocoma Nutt. – jimmyweed, goldenweed Kalimeris (Cass.) Cass. Kemulariella Tamamsch. Kippistia F. Muell. – fleshy minuria Lachnophyllum Bunge Laennecia Cass. Lagenophora Cass. Lessingia Cham. Lorandersonia Urbatsch et al. – rabbitbush Machaeranthera Nees Miyamayomena Kitam. Monoptilon Torr. & A.Gray – desertstar Myriactis Less. Nestotus Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – goldenweed, mock goldenweed Nolletia Cass. Oclemena Greene Olearia Moench Oligoneuron Small Oonopsis (Nutt.) Greene Oreochrysum (A.Gray) Rydb. Oreostemma Greene – mountaincrown Oritrophium (Kunth) Cuatrec. Pachystegia (Hook. f.) Cheeseman Pentachaeta Nutt. – pygmydaisy Peripleura (N. T. Burb.) G.L.Nesom Petradoria Greene – rock goldenrod Pleurophyllum Hook.f. Podocoma Cass. Polyarrhena Cass. Psiadia Jacq. Psilactis A.Gray Psychrogeton Boiss. Pteronia L. Pyrrocoma Hook. – goldenweed Rayjacksonia R.L.Hartm. Remya Hillebr. ex Benth. & Hook.f. Rhynchospermum Reinw. Rigiopappus A.Gray – wireweed Sericocarpus Nees – white-topped aster Sheareria S.Moore Solidago L. Stenotus Nutt. – goldenweed, mock goldenweed Symphyotrichum Nees Tetramolopium – Pamakani Thurovia Rose Toiyabea R.P.Roberts Tonestus A.Nelson – serpentweed Townsendia Hook. Tracyina S.F.Blake Triniteurybia Brou. Tripolium Nees Vittadinia A. Rich. Xanthisma DC. – sleepydaisy Xanthocephalum Willd. Xylorhiza Nutt. – woody-aster
Sources: FNA, E+M, UniProt, NHNSW, AFPD
References
External links
List of genera, Astereae Working Group