Flora of Israel: Compositae Sunflower Family

_{Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים}

Family Asteraceae / Compositae C,

Sunflower Family משפחה מורכבים

_{The Aster or Sunflower Family is the second largest family of flowering plants; most usually herbs, but some shrubs, trees and climbers do exist.Plants of the family are composites of many small flowers in a disk-like flowerhead, each producing one seed; bisexual, bracts, two or more rows of bracts (modified leaves) beneath the flowers; the true sepals have been reduced to small scales, or often transformed into a hairy “pappus”, or sometimes eliminated altogether; each disk flower, 5 united petals to form a corolla tube; 5 stamens, the filaments fused to the corolla, while the anthers are generally connate; pistil is made of two connate carpels; the ovary is positioned inferior and has one ovule; fruit an achene, one seed per fruit; each big petal, that ring the outside of the flower head, is called a “ray flower”, often infertile, without stamens or a pistil, its petals are fused together and hanging to one side.

Asteraceae / Compositae will have either disk flowers or ray flowers, or both.}

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1 out of 5 albums of the Asteraceae Family

2 out of 5 albums (letter C)
3 out of 5 albums (letter D-L)
4 out of 5 albums (letter M-R)
5 out of 5 albums (letter S-Z) _______________________

Genus Calendula, צפרני-חתול:

Calendula arvensis, Field Marigold, צפורני-חתול מצויות

Genus Cardopatium, נעצוצית:

Cardopatium corymbosum, Black chamoeleon,נעצוצית סבוכה

Genus Carduncellus, קרדנית
Genus Carduus, קרדה: Genus Carlina,
Genus Carthamus, קרטם: Genus Catananche, אזן-גדי
Genus Centaurea, דרדר:

Centaurea crocodylium, Blush Centaury-thistle, דרדר גדול-פרחים
Centaurea cyanoides, Syrian Cornflower-thistle, Knapweed, דרדר כחול
Centaurea hyalolepis, Centaurea pallescens, Knapweed, Cornflower, דרדר קרומי
Centaurea iberica, Spanish Centaury-thistle, דרדר מצוי
Centaurea procurens, Procumbent Centaury-thist, דרדר הקורים

Genus Cephalorrhynchus, חסנית Genus Chardinia, שרדיניה

Genus Chiliadenus, כתלה:

Chiliadenus iphionoides, Goldy-Locks, شيله، آتبله,כתלה חריפה

Genus Chlamydophora, אזנן Genus Chondrilla, כונדרילה

Genus Chrysanthemum, חרצית:

Genus Cichorium, עלש:

Cichorium endivia, Dwarf Chicory, עולש מצוי

Genus Cirsium, קוצן Genus Cnicu, קרצף Genus Cotula, קוטולה Genus Cousinia, קוסיניה

Genus Crepis, ניסנית:

Crepis aculeata, Barkhausia aculeata, Crepis pungens,سَراغَة شائكَة ,ניסנית שיכנית
Crepis aspera, Hawk’s beard, ניסנית זיפנית
Crepis sancta,Lagoseris obovata, Lagoseris obovata, Holy’s Hawk’s-beard, ניסנית דו קרנית

Genus Conyza, קיצת: Genus Crupina, דרדית: Genus Cynara, קנרס: