The first evident link between daisies and sunflowers is that they are both part of the same family, Asteraceae. Lilies, on the other hand, are in the Liliaceae family. Secondly, Sunflowers and daisies are also both compound flowers, meaning they have flower heads made up of many small flowers but appear to be the same singular bloom; while lilies are simple flowers, meaning they are one singular bloom. Thirdly, both sunflowers and daisies are mostly biennial plants while daisies are perennial. In addition to these categorical observations, as you can see from pictures online (and the pictures taken and included in this blog) daisies and lilies look similar in a very basic way--petal shape (tear drop), stem shape (hexagonal), and the overall appearance of the center of the flower (or capitulum), whereas the lily is trumpet-like and has an entirely different center.
Asteraceae Structure: Liliaceae Structure:
Both seem sort of similar, yet it seems like there is more going on in the asteraceae structure, showing that there are multiple blooms and therefore multiple systems. In the image of the Liliaceae structure, it is clear that its systems are all part of a singular bloom.
Cites We Used:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sunflower+family
http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/daisy_facts/596/
http://awkwardbotany.com/tag/food/
http://www.herbiguide.com.au/Descriptions/hg_Sunflower.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliaceae
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