What is Asterids?
[[File:Balsam I IMG 9566.jpg|thumb|''Impatiens balsamina from [[Ericales]]'' ]] [[Image:Origanum vulgare - harilik pune.jpg|thumb|''[[Oregano]]'' from [[Lamiales]]]] In the APG II system,<ref>The [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II.</ref> for the classification of [[flowering plants]], '''asterids''' are a [[clade]] of [[eudicots]]. That means they are a [[monophyletic]] group.<ref>Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2003. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' '''141''' (4): 399–436. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x/abstract;jsessionid=2B7AE77B546DB3163DE0FA2CA6185A01.f03t01]</ref> The clade includes 17 [[order (biology)|orders]] in the traditional [[Linnaean system]]. Common examples include the [[forget-me-not]]s, [[Solanaceae|nightshades]], [[potato]]es, [[eggplant]]s, [[tomatoes]], [[Chili pepper|peppers]], [[tobacco]], [[petunias]], [[morning glory]], [[sweet potato]], [[coffee]], [[lavender]], [[lilac]], [[olive]], [[jasmine]], [[honeysuckle]], [[ash tree]], [[teak]], [[snapdragon]], [[sesame]], [[psyllium]], [[garden sage]], and a number of table herbs such as [[Mentha|mint]], [[basil]], and [[rosemary]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{wikispecies|Asterids}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asterids| ]]