"Asteraceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A large plant family of the order Asterales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The family is also known as Compositae. Flower petals are joined near the base and stamens alternate with the corolla lobes. The common name of "daisy" refers to several genera of this family including Aster; CHRYSANTHEMUM; RUDBECKIA; TANACETUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D019659
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Emilia Plant- Emilia Plant
- Emilia Plants
- Plant, Emilia
- Plants, Emilia
Doronicum- Doronicum
- Doronicums
- Leopard's Bane, False
- Bane, False Leopard's
- Banes, False Leopard's
- False Leopard's Bane
- False Leopard's Banes
- Leopard Bane, False
- Leopard's Banes, False
- Leopards Bane, False
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