Asteraceae is the largest angiospermic plant family that contains 24,000–30,000 species under 1600–1700 genera worldwide. Asteraceous members are found in nearly all the parts of world except Antarctica. In India the family is represented by 999 species under 193 genera which are generally herbaceous except some shrubs, climbers and rarely trees. Uttar Pradesh is India’s 4th largest area covering state of which about 16.8 million ha. (69.5%) is occupied by agriculture lands that provide a better environment for the growth of herbaceous and weedy plants. In Uttar Pradesh family Asteraceae dealt only in few regional flora and also in recently published state flora. During present study previously published literature were surveyed and information available on family Asteraceae has been derived.