Abstract

DEL VITTO, Luis A.  and  PETENATTI, Elisa M.. Asteraceae of economic and environmental importance: Second part: Other useful and noxious plants. Multequina [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.1, pp.47-74. ISSN 1852-7329.

This work completes the synthesis of useful and harmful Asteraceae species, which began with our fist contribution in 2009, in which the general characteristics of the family, habitat, dispersion and chemical composition were discussed, in addition to the genera and species of industrial, ecological and environmental significance, as well as some considerations about their conservational status. In this second part it addresses important species such as vegetables and spices (especially Lactuca, Carthamus, Cichorium, Cynara, Helichrysum), bee plants for honey, pollen and propolis (Aster, Baccharis, Solidago, etc.), plants of interest in human and animal health (medicinal, toxic and allergenic, Achillea, Achyrocline, Arnica, Baccharis, Bidens, Chamaemelum, Echinacea, Gnaphalium, Inula, Matricaria, Pulicaria, Schkuhria, Tanacetum, etc.), ornamental and flral (Senecio, Gerbera, Gaillardia, Helichrysum, Mutisia, Rudbeckia, Tagetes, Zinnia, etc.), timber and fuelwood (Eremanthus, Montanoa, Tessaria, etc.), and forage (Helianthus tuberosus), and those that have become important agricultural weeds (Carduus, Centaurea, Silybum, Conyza, etc.). Finally, there are comments on the advances of the Asteraceae's taxonomic knowledge since 2009.

Keywords : Asteraceae; Economic botany; Ethnobotany; Noxious plants; Useful plants.

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