Kalmar "Asteraceae" tana nufin dangin shuke-shuke da aka fi sani da aster, daisy, ko dangin sunflower. Wannan shine ɗayan manyan iyalai na shuka, wanda ya ƙunshi nau'ikan nau'ikan sama da 23,000 da nau'ikan tsire-tsire 1,620 na furanni. Tsire-tsire a cikin wannan iyali suna da alaƙa da samun furanni masu haɗaka, waɗanda suke da ƙananan furanni da yawa waɗanda aka shirya a cikin inflorescence mai yawa ko kai. Iyalin sun haɗa da shuke-shuke da yawa kamar sunflowers, daisies, asters, marigolds, da chrysanthemums.