Claim: As part of the kingdom Plantae, Platycarpha is a part of the Cichorioideae subfamily—which is under an extensive flowering plant family with around 32,000 accepted species called Asteraceae family—and the tribe Platycarpheae.
Evidence: Kingdom: Plantae Subfamily: Cichorioideae Family: Asteraceae Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family), is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae). The family includes over 32,000 currently accepted species, in over 1,900 genera (list) in 13 subfamilies. Tribe: Platycarpheae The Cichorioideae are a subfamily of the family Asteraceae of flowering plants.