1. A group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Labiatae, Verbenaceae, Rubiaceae, Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
   - subclass Asteridae

Type of: class

Part of: class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida

Encyclopedia: Asteridae