Asteraceae is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the
A typical Asteraceae flower head, showing the (five) individual ray florets and the (approximately 16) disk florets of Bidens torta specimen
Discoid flowerheads of Delairea odorata
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants, living
Monopodial: Phalaenopsis growing up from a single point
Sympodial: Prosthechea fragrans, pseudobulb from multiple internodes, leaves dying off at the back
Pseudobulb of Bulbophyllum nutans, from a single internode