Barnadesioideae | |
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Chuquiraga oppositifolia of the subfamily Barnadesioideae growing in Argentina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Barnadesioideae K.Bremer & R.K.Jansen |
Tribe: | Barnadesieae D. Don |
Genus | |
At least the following: Barnadesia |
Barnadesioideae is a subfamily of the Asteraceae, or sunflower family, of flowering plants. It comprises a single tribe, the Barnadesieae D. Don. The subfamily is endemic to South America, and molecular evidence points to a basal position for this subfamily within the sunflower family.[2][3]