Family CN: Aster Family Family Code: ASTERA Family Parent: [in ASTERALES] Family Authority: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 Summary: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution. Reference: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment. Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1