, Plants of the World Online listed 1,716 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae. Those genera are listed with their author citations. Taxonomic synonyms are not included.
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- Abrotanella <small>Cass.</small>
- Acamptopappus <small>A.Gray</small> â goldenhead
- Acanthocephalus <small>Kar. & Kir.</small>
- Acanthocladium <small>F.Muell.</small>
- Acanthodesmos <small>C.D.Adams & duQuesnay</small>
- Acanthospermum <small>Schrank</small> â starburr
- Acanthostyles <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Achillea <small>L.</small> â yarrow
- Achnophora <small>F.Muell.</small>
- Achnopogon <small>Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack</small>
- Achyrachaena <small>Schauer</small> â blow wives
- Achyranthemum <small>N.G.Bergh</small>
- Achyrocline <small>(Less.) DC.</small>
- Achyropappus <small>Kunth</small>
- AcilepidopsisÃÂ <small>H.Rob.</small>
- AcilepisÃÂ <small>D.Don</small>
- Acmella <small>Rich. ex Pers.</small>
- Acomis <small>F.Muell.</small>
- Acourtia <small>D.Don</small> â desert peony
- Acrisione <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Acritopappus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Actinobole <small>Endl.</small>
- AcunnianaÃÂ <small>Orchard</small>
- Adeia
- Adelostigma <small>Steetz</small>
- Adenanthellum <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Adenocaulon <small>Hook.</small> â trailplant
- Adenocritonia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Adenoglossa <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Adenoon <small>Dalzell</small>
- Adenophyllum <small>Pers.</small> â dogweed
- Adenostemma <small>J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.</small> â medicineplant
- Adenostyles <small>Cass.</small>
- Adenothamnus <small>D.D.Keck</small>
- Adiaphila
- Aedesia <small>O.Hoffm.</small>
- Aequatorium <small>B.Nord</small>
- Aetheolaena <small>Cass.</small>
- Aetheorhiza <small>Cass.</small> â synonym of Sonchus
- Afroaster <small>J.C.Manning & Goldblatt</small>
- Afrocarduus
- Afrocirsium
- Ageratella <small>A.Gray ex S.Watson</small>
- Ageratina <small>Spach</small> â snakeroot
- Ageratinastrum <small>Mattf.</small>
- Ageratum <small>L.</small> â whiteweed
- Agnorhiza <small>(Jeps.) W.A.Weber</small>
- Agoseris <small>Raf.</small> â mountain dandelion
- Agrianthus <small>Mart. ex DC.</small>
- Ainsliaea <small>DC.</small>
- Ajania <small>Poljakov</small>
- Ajaniopsis <small>C.Shih</small>
- Alatoseta <small>Compton</small>
- Albertinia <small>Spreng.</small>
- Aldama <small>La Llave</small>
- Alepidocline <small>S.F.Blake</small>
- Alfredia <small>Cass.</small>
- Aliella <small>Qaiser & Lack</small>
- Allagopappus <small>Cass.</small>
- Allardia <small>Decne.</small>
- Allittia <small>P.S.Short</small>
- Allocephalus <small>Bringel, J.N.Nakaj. & H.Rob.</small>
- Alloispermum <small>Willd.</small>
- Allopterigeron <small>Dunlop</small>
- Almutaster <small>ÃÂ.Löve & D.Löve</small> â alkali marsh aster
- Alomia <small>Kunth</small>
- Alomiella <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Amauria <small>Benth.</small>
- Ambassa <small>Steetz</small>
- Amberboa <small>(Pers.) Less.</small>
- Amblyolepis <small>DC.</small>
- Amblyopappus <small>Hook. & Arn.</small>
- Amblysperma <small>Benth.</small>
- Amboroa <small>Cabrera</small>
- Ambrosia <small>L.</small> â bursage, ragweed
- Ameghinoa <small>Speg.</small>
- Amellus <small>L.</small>
- Ammobium <small>R.Br.</small>
- Amolinia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Ampelaster <small>G.L.Nesom</small> â climbing aster
- Amphiachyris <small>(DC.) Nutt.</small> â broomweed
- Amphiglossa <small>DC.</small>
- Amphipappus <small>Torr. & A.Gray</small> â chaffbush
- Amphoricarpos <small>Vis.</small>
- Anacantha <small>(Iljin) Soják</small>
- Anacis
- Anacyclus <small>L.</small>
- Ananthura <small>H.Rob. & Skvarla</small>
- Anaphalioides <small>(Benth. & Hook.f.) Kirp.</small>
- Anaphalis <small>DC.</small> â pearly everlasting
- Anastraphia <small>D.Don</small>
- Anaxeton <small>Gaertn.</small>
- Ancathia <small>DC.</small>
- Ancistrocarphus <small>A.Gray</small>
- Anderbergia <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Andicolea <small>Mayta & Molinari</small>
- Andryala <small>L.</small>
- Anemocarpa <small>Paul G.Wilson</small>
- Angeldiazia <small>M.O.Dillon & Zapata</small>
- Angianthus <small>J.C.Wendl.</small>
- Anisocarpus <small>Nutt.</small>
- Anisochaeta <small>DC.</small>
- Anisocoma <small>Torr. & A.Gray</small>
- Anisopappus <small>Hook. & Arn.</small>
- Antennaria <small>Gaertn.</small> â pussytoes
- Anteremanthus <small>H.Rob.</small>
- ÃÂ Anthematricaria (Anthemis ÃÂ Matricaria)
- Anthemis <small>L.</small> â Roman chamomile
- ÃÂ Anthepleurospermum (Anthemis ÃÂ Tripleurospermum)
- Anticona <small>E.Linares, J.Campos & A.Galán</small>
- Antillanthus <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Antillia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Antiphiona <small>Merxm.</small>
- Anvillea <small>DC.</small>
- Apalochlamys <small>Cass.</small>
- Aphanactis <small>Wedd.</small>
- Aphanostephus <small>DC.</small> â doze daisy
- Aphelexis <small>D.Don</small>
- Aphyllocladus <small>Wedd.</small>
- Apodocephala <small>Baker</small>
- Apopyros <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
- Aposeris <small>Neck.</small>
- Apostates <small>Lander</small>
- Apowollastonia <small>Orchard</small>
- Aquilula <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
- Arbelaezaster <small>Cuatrec.</small>
- Archanthemis <small>Lo Presti & Oberpr.</small>
- Archibaccharis <small>Heering</small>
- Archidasyphyllum <small>(Cabrera) P.L.Ferreira, Saavedra & Groppo</small>
- Archiserratula <small>L.Martins</small>
- Arctium <small>L.</small> â burdock
- Arctogeron <small>DC.</small>
- Arctotheca <small>J.C.Wendl.</small> â capeweed
- Arctotis <small>L.</small>
- Argentipallium <small>Paul G.Wilson</small>
- Argyranthemum <small>Webb</small> â dill daisy
- ÃÂ Argyrautia <small>Sherff</small> (Argyroxiphium ÃÂ Dubautia)
- Argyroglottis <small>Turcz.</small>
- Argyrotegium <small>J.M.Ward & Breitw.</small>
- Argyroxiphium <small>DC.</small> â silversword
- Aristeguietia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Arnaldoa <small>Cabrera</small>
- Arnica <small>L.</small> â arnica
- Arnicastrum <small>Greenm.</small>
- Arnoglossum <small>Raf.</small> â Indian plantain
- Arnoseris <small>Gaertn.</small>
- Arrhenechthites <small>Mattf.</small>
- Arrojadocharis <small>Mattf.</small>
- Arrowsmithia <small>DC.</small>
- Artemisia <small>L.</small> â tarragon, sagebrush, sagewort, wormwood, mugwort
- Artemisiopsis <small>S.Moore</small>
- Asanthus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small> â brickellbush
- Ascidiogyne <small>Cuatrec.</small>
- Askellia <small>W.A.Weber</small>
- Aspilia <small>Thouars</small>
- Asplundianthus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Astartoseris <small>N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh.</small>
- Aster <small>L.</small> â aster
- Asteridea <small>Lindl.</small>
- Asteriscus <small>Mill.</small>
- Asterothamnus <small>Novopokr.</small>
- ÃÂ Asterron (Aster ÃÂ Erigeron)
- Astranthium <small>Nutt.</small> â western daisy
- Athanasia <small>L.</small>
- Athrixia <small>Ker Gawl.</small>
- Athroisma <small>DC.</small>
- Atractylis <small>L.</small>
- Atractylodes <small>DC.</small>
- Atrichantha <small>Hilliard & B.L.Burtt</small>
- Atrichoseris <small>A.Gray</small>
- Austrobrickellia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Austrocritonia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Austroeupatorium <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Austroflourensia
- Austroliabum <small>H.Rob. & Brettell</small>
- Austrosynotis <small>C.Jeffrey</small>
- Avellara
- Axiniphyllum <small>Benth.</small>
- Ayapana <small>Spach</small>
- Ayapanopsis <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Aynia <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Aytacia
- Aztecaster <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
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- Caatinganthus <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Cabobanthus <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Cabreraea <small>Bonif.</small>
- Cabreriella <small>Cuatrec.</small>
- Cacaliopsis <small>A.Gray</small>
- Cacosmia <small>Kunth</small>
- Cadiscus <small>E.Mey. ex DC.</small>
- Caesulia <small>Roxb.</small>
- Calanticaria <small>(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) E.E.Schill. & Panero</small>
- Calea <small>L.</small>
- Calendula <small>L.</small> â marigold
- Callicephalus <small>C.A.Mey.</small>
- Callilepis <small>DC.</small>
- Callistephus <small>Cass.</small>
- Calocephalus <small>R.Br.</small>
- Calomeria <small>Vent.</small>
- Calorezia <small>Panero</small>
- Calostephane <small>Benth.</small>
- Calotesta <small>P.O.Karis</small>
- Calotis <small>R.Br.</small>
- Calycadenia <small>DC.</small> â western rosinweed
- Calycoseris <small>A.Gray</small> â tackstem
- Calyptocarpus <small>Less.</small>
- Camchaya <small>Gagnep.</small>
- Campovassouria <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Camptacra <small>N.T.Burb.</small>
- Campuloclinium <small>DC.</small>
- Canadanthus <small>G.L.Nesom</small> â mountain aster
- Cancrinia <small>Kar. & Kir.</small>
- Cancriniella <small>Tzvelev</small>
- Capelio <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Caputia <small>B.Nord. & Pelser</small>
- Cardopatium <small>Juss.</small>
- Carduncellus <small>Adans.</small>
- Carduus <small>L.</small> â plumeless thistle
- Carlina <small>L.</small> â carline thistle
- Carlquistia <small>B.G.Baldwin</small>
- Carminatia <small>Moc. ex DC.</small>
- Carpesium <small>L.</small>
- Carphephorus <small>Cass.</small> â chaffhead
- Carphochaete <small>A.Gray</small> â bristlehead
- Carthamus <small>L.</small> â distaff thistle
- Cassinia <small>R.Br.</small>
- Castanedia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Castrilanthemum <small>Vogt & Oberpr.</small>
- Castroviejoa <small>Galbany, L.Sáez & BenedÃÂ</small>
- Catamixis <small>Thomson</small>
- Catananche <small>L.</small>
- Catatia <small>Humbert</small>
- Catolesia <small>D.J.N.Hind</small>
- Caucasalia <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Caucasoseris
- Cavalcantia <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Cavea <small>W.W.Sm. & J.Small</small>
- Caxamarca <small>M.O.Dillon & Sagást.</small>
- Celmisia <small>Cass.</small>
- Centaurea <small>L.</small> â knapweed, cornflower, star thistle
- Centaurodendron <small>Johow</small>
- Centauropsis <small>Bojer ex DC.</small>
- Centaurothamnus <small>Wagenitz & Dittrich</small>
- Centenaria <small>P.Gonzáles, A.Cano & H.Rob.</small>
- Centipeda <small>Lour.</small>
- Centratherum <small>Cass.</small>
- Centromadia <small>Greene</small>
- Centropappus <small>Hook.f.</small>
- Cephalipterum <small>A.Gray</small>
- Cephalopappus <small>Nees & Mart.</small>
- Cephalosorus <small>A.Gray</small>
- Ceratogyne <small>Turcz.</small>
- Ceruana <small>Forssk.</small>
- Chacoa <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Chaenactis <small>DC.</small> â pincushion
- Chaetacalia
- Chaetadelpha <small>A.Gray ex S.Watson</small> â skeletonweed
- Chaetanthera <small>Ruiz & Pav.</small>
- Chaetopappa <small>DC.</small> â least daisy
- Chaetymenia <small>Hook. & Arn.</small>
- Chamaechaenactis <small>Rydb.</small>
- Chamaegeron <small>Schrenk.</small>
- Chamaeleon <small>Cass.</small>
- Chamaemelum <small>Mill.</small> - dogfennel
- Chamaepus <small>Wagenitz</small>
- Chaochienchangia <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
- Chaptalia <small>Vent.</small> â sunbonnetts
- Charadranaetes <small>Janovec & H.Rob.</small>
- Chardinia <small>Desf.</small>
- Cheirolophus <small>Cass.</small>
- Chersodoma <small>Phil.</small>
- Chevreulia <small>Cass.</small>
- Chiliadenus <small>Cass.</small>
- Chiliocephalum <small>Benth.</small>
- Chiliophyllum <small>Phil.</small>
- Chiliotrichiopsis <small>Cabrera</small>
- Chiliotrichum <small>Cass.</small>
- Chimantaea <small>Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack</small>
- Chionolaena <small>DC.</small>
- Chionopappus <small>Benth.</small>
- Chlamydophora <small>Ehrenb. ex Less.</small>
- Chloracantha <small>G.L.Nesom, Y.B.Suh, D.R.Morgan, S.D.Sundb. & B.B.S</small>
- Chondrilla <small>L.</small>
- Chondropyxis <small>D.A.Cooke</small>
- Chresta <small>Vell. ex DC.</small>
- Chromolaena <small>DC.</small> - thoroughwort
- Chromolepis <small>Benth.</small>
- Chronopappus <small>DC.</small>
- Chrysactinia <small>A.Gray</small>
- Chrysactinium <small>Wedd.</small>
- Chrysanthellum <small>Rich.</small>
- Chrysanthemum <small>L.</small>
- Chrysanthoglossum <small>B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries</small>
- Chryselium <small>Urtubey & S.E.Freire</small>
- Chrysocephalum <small>Walp.</small>
- Chrysocoma <small>L.</small>
- Chrysogonum <small>L.</small>
- Chrysolaena <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Chrysoma <small>Nutt.</small>
- Chrysophthalmum <small>Sch.Bip. ex Walp.</small>
- Chrysopsis <small>(Nutt.) Elliott</small> â goldenaster
- Chrysothamnus <small>Nutt.</small> â rabbitbrush
- Chthonocephalus <small>Steetz</small>
- Chucoa <small>Cabrera</small>
- Chuquiraga <small>Juss.</small>
- Cicerbita <small>Wallr.</small>
- Ciceronia <small>Urb.</small>
- Cichorium <small>L.</small> â chicory
- Cineraria <small>L.</small>
- ÃÂ Cirsiocarduus (Carduus ÃÂ Cirsium)
- Cirsium <small>Mill.</small> â thistle
- Cissampelopsis <small>Miq.</small>
- Cladanthus <small>Cass.</small>
- Cladochaeta <small>DC.</small>
- Clappia <small>A.Gray</small> â clapdaisy
- Clibadium <small>F.Allam. ex L.</small>
- Cloiselia <small>S.Moore</small>
- Cnicothamnus <small>Griseb.</small>
- Coleocoma <small>F.Muell.</small>
- Coleostephus <small>Cass.</small>
- Colobanthera <small>Humbert</small>
- Cololobus <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Columbiadoria <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
- Comaclinium <small>Scheidw. & Planch.</small>
- Commidendrum <small>Burch. ex DC.</small>
- Condylidium <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Condylopodium <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Conocliniopsis <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Conoclinium <small>DC.</small>
- Constancea <small>B.G.Baldwin</small>
- Cordiofontis <small>G.L.Nesom</small>
- Coreocarpus <small>Benth.</small>
- Coreopsis <small>L.</small> â tickseed
- Corethamnium <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Corethrogyne <small>DC.</small> â sandaster
- Coronidium <small>Paul G.Wilson</small>
- Corymbium <small>Gronov.</small>
- Cosmos <small>Cav.</small>
- Cota <small>J.Gay</small>
- ÃÂ Cotanthemis (Anthemis ÃÂ Cota)
- Cotula <small>L.</small> â waterbuttons
- Coulterella <small>Vasey & Rose</small>
- Cousinia <small>Cass.</small>
- Cousiniopsis <small>Nevski</small>
- Craspedia <small>G.Forst.</small>
- Crassocephalum <small>Moench</small> â ragleaf
- Crassothonna <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Cratystylis <small>S.Moore</small>
- Cremanthodium <small>Benth.</small>
- Cremnothamnus <small>Puttock</small>
- ÃÂ Crepihieracium <small>P.Fourn.</small> (Crepis ÃÂ Hieracium)
- Crepidiastrum <small>Nakai</small>
- Crepis <small>L.</small> â hawksbeard
- Criscia <small>Katinas</small>
- Criscianthus <small>Grossi & J.N.Nakaj.</small>
- Critonia <small>P.Browne</small> â thoroughwort
- Critoniadelphus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Critoniella <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Critoniopsis <small>Sch.Bip.</small>
- Crocidium <small>Hook.</small> â spring-gold
- Crocodilium <small>Hill</small>
- Cronquistianthus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Croptilon <small>Raf.</small> â scratchdaisy
- Crossostephium <small>Less.</small>
- Crossothamnus <small>R.M.King & H.Rob.</small>
- Crupina <small>(Pers.) DC.</small>
- Crystallopollen <small>Steetz</small>
- Cuatrecasanthus <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Cuatrecasasiella <small>H.Rob.</small>
- Cuchumatanea <small>Seid. & Beaman</small>
- Culcitium <small>Bonpl.</small>
- Cullumia <small>R.Br.</small>
- Cuniculotinus <small>Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig</small>
- Curio <small>P.V.Heath</small>
- Cuspidia <small>Gaertn.</small>
- Cyanthillium <small>Blume</small>
- Cyathocline <small>Cass.</small> âÂÂàsynonym of Blumea
- Cyathomone <small>S.F.Blake</small>
- Cyclachaena <small>Fresen.</small> âÂÂàsynonym of Euphrosyne
- Cyclolepis <small>Gillies ex D.Don</small>
- Cylindrocline <small>Cass.</small>
- Cymbonotus <small>Cass.</small>
- Cymbopappus <small>B.Nord.</small>
- Cymophora <small>B.L.Rob.</small>
- Cynara <small>L.</small> â artichoke
- Cyrtocymura <small>H.Rob.</small>
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- Yariguianthus <small>S.Diáz & Rodr.-Cabeza</small>
- Yermo <small>Dorn</small> â desert yellowhead
- Youngia <small>Cass.</small>
- Yunquea <small>Skottsb.</small>
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