{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.asteraceae","code":"thing-q25400","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q25400/","name":"Asteraceae","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.LIV"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The daisy or sunflower family, one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 32000 species in about 1900 genera, characterised by composite flower heads of many small florets, including sunflowers, daisies, asters, chrysanthemums, dandelions, lettuce, artichokes and many medicinal, ornamental and weedy plants; Asteraceae occur on every continent except Antarctica and are ecologically and economically important.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the Asteraceae and their characteristics, relay classification, diversity and uses 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Asteraceae play for pollinators and in ecosystems?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits pollination ecology?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How do daisies, sunflowers and chrysanthemums figure in culture and symbolism?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits flower symbolism?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify a plant as a member of the family from its composite flower head and other features.","Relay the family's ecology, crops and ornamentals from botanical sources.","Flag species in the family that are invasive or allergenic in a region."],"mustNot":["Explain a composite head as a single flower in botanical description.","Recommend eating or using a member of the family as food or medicine on identification alone.","Advise planting a species where it is listed as invasive.","Dismiss pollen allergy concerns about members such as ragweed."],"requiresHuman":["Advising on medicinal use of any plant in the family.","Introducing a species into a new area."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Misidentification of wild plants as food or medicine can poison people.","Some members cause severe hay fever or spread as invasive weeds that harm farmland."],"affectedParties":["Foragers","People with pollen allergies","Farmers and native ecosystems"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns a plant family; the holder of the land answers for plants on it, and botanic gardens keep reference collections.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Herbarium and botanical databases","Invasive species registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q886167","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"flowering plant","type":"related","note":"family in registry terms"},{"target":"Asterales","type":"related","note":"the order"},{"target":"sunflower","type":"related","note":"a major crop"},{"target":"Dipsacaceae","type":"related","note":"with similar heads"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.asteraceae","Wikidata: Q25400 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25400)","family: Asteraceae Bercht. and J.Presl","alternative name: Compositae conserved"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["species: over 32000 count","genera: about 1900 count","subfamilies: 12-13 count - current classifications","largest genera: Senecio, Vernonia, Cousinia list"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Plants with composite flower heads","Sunflowers, daisies, asters, chrysanthemums, dandelions, lettuce, artichokes","Dipsacaceae and some Apiaceae have head-like inflorescences but differ in structure","Plants with composite flower heads of disc and ray florets."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain characteristics","relay classification and diversity","describe uses","distinguish related families"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Mistaking the head for a single flower","Allergies to some members such as ragweed","Invasive spread of some species"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Botanical nomenclature codes","Invasive species regulations for some members","Herbal medicine regulation for species such as chamomile and arnica"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a plant family.","Asteroideae including sunflowers and asters","Cichorioideae including dandelions and lettuce","Carduoideae including thistles and artichokes","other subfamilies","crop, medicinal and ornamental Asteraceae","weedy and invasive Asteraceae"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q25400: Asteraceae","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25400","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Asteraceae","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should the subfamilies be separate primary entries?","How should botanical sources be linked?","How should the alternative name Compositae be recorded?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q25400/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q25400/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T14:33:27Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing 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