I have no idea why, or if, yellow flowers predominate in the fall but I would like to ask the taxonomists among us to clarify a point from Steve Brewer's posting.
Steve refers to the "Astereae" as a subfamily of composites. It is my understanding that Asteraceae is now the accepted name for what was once known as the composite family (Compositae). Bob Mowbray Tropical Forest Ecologist Volunteer Docent, U. S. Botanic Garden -------------- Original message from Steve Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- [snip] a likely reason why most of the composites in the Astereae [snip] result of a phylogenetic constraint within the Astereae subfamily of composites, which represents a large proportion of the plants flowering right now in the East. [snip]
