Boidiversity Of Asteraceae Family in Padusan Ecotourism and Natural Laboratory Area

Abstract

Padusan is one of the villages in Mojokerto which is branded as an ecotourism and a natural laboratory area. This area has an abundant diversity of flora, one of which is Asteraceae family. The research was conducted in July 2023. The purpose of this study was to determine the types of plants from the Asteraceae family for the purpose of bioconservation. Data was collected based on exploration technique sampling on five sites. There are 17 species of Asteraceae plants in Padusan village, 15 genera and 9 tribe, namely: Acmella radicans, Acmella uliginosa, Ageratina riparia, Ageratum conyzoides, Artemisia vulgaris, Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Calyptocarpus vialis, Crassocephalum crepidioides, Elephantopus mollis, Erigeron sp., Galinsoga parviflora, Lactuca virosa, Sonchus oleraceus, Syndrella nodiflora, Tithonia diversifolia, Youngia japonica.