Question

The number of ovules present in ovary of asteraceae is

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 4
• D. Many

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1

Asteraceae or Compositae is a large, widespread and economically important family of flowering plants. It provides products such as cooking oil, lettuce, sunflower seeds, sweetening agents, herbal tea etc. In Asteraceae, the gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncarpous, inferior, unilocular with basal placentation, one anatropous ovule; style one; stigma bifid. The anatropous ovule is a completely inverted ovule which is turned back to 180° on its stalk.

So, the correct answer is '1'.