asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsdicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination Asteridae, subclass Asteridae - 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 genus Achillea - perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil Acroclinium, genus Acroclinium - genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum genus Ageratum - genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers genus Ambrosia - comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae genus Ammobium - small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers genus Andryala - genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area Antennaria, genus Antennaria - small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles genus Arnica - large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon genus Aster - large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers Baccharis, genus Baccharis - shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control Boltonia, genus Boltonia - genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters Brickellia, genus Brickelia - genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath Cacalia, genus Cacalia - genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia |