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Aster

Aster
aster.jpg
Blossom of an Aster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus:Aster
Species
(many - see text)

The Genus Aster includes some 600 species of widely distributed flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae. Many of the species are popular garden plants because of their showy flower heads.

Species include:

  • Aster alpinus
  • Aster amellus (Italian aster)
  • Aster cordifolius (Blue wood aster)
  • Aster divaricatus (White wood aster)
  • Aster ericoides (Heath aster)
  • Aster laevis
  • Aster lateriflorus
  • Aster novae-angliae (New England aster)
  • Aster novi-belgii (New York aster)
  • Aster pilosus (Frost aster)
  • Aster pringlei
  • Aster sibericus
  • Aster tataricus
  • Aster tonglensis

The China aster is in a related genus, Callistephus.

Referenced By

Aster Family | Asteraceae | Compositae | Composite family | Eurybia | List of garden plants | Sunflower family

 

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