This week we will be visiting the following plant families: (1) AsteraceaeYou might be wondering why we are looking at only one plant family this week, and if you are thinking of all of the following

This week we will be visiting the following plant families: 

(1) Asteraceae

You might be wondering why we are looking at only one plant family this week, and if you are thinking of all of the following:

(a) because 16% of the weed problems are caused by a weed species from the Asteraceae family;

(b) because 32 out of 138 weed species considered the world's worst weeds are in this family; and

(c) because they are so important that we need to dedicate a whole week to talk about them,

Then you are correct! Good job. 

Your assignment is below. I would like you to focus on the following:

- Begin your post with a brief comment about the plant family and general identifying traits

- Post a photo of your plant in the seedling stage, add a comment of an identifying trait

- Post a photo of your plant in the vegetative stage, add a comment of an identifying trait

- Post a photo of your plant in the adult stage, add a comment of an identifying trait

- Post a photo of the plant's seeds, add a comment of an identifying trait.