Any comments specifically about the taxonomic circumscription of this botanical family are in ÒdescriptionÓ in the metadata for this work. For general background, see comments for the overall collection ÒMali flora imagesÓ (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data/collections/qb98mf95s) Species for this botanical family represented in this work are the following. When using the search function, note the underline separating the genus and species terms. Acanthospermum_hispidum Ambrosia_maritima Aspilia_kotschyi Baccharoides_adoensis Bidens_biternata Bidens_engleri Blainvillea_gayana Blumea_axillaris Centaurea_perrottetii Dicoma_tomentosa Echinops_pappii Eclipta_prostata Kleinia_cliffordiana Pentanema_indicum Polydora_angustifolia Pseudoconyza_viscosa Senecio_perrottetii Sphaeranthus_angustifolius Synedrella_nodiflora Vernonia_galamensis