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Aster
Aster alpinus
Aster alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Aster
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Species

Many, see text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Asterales are an order of Dicotyledonous Flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae ( Sunflowers daisies The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for

Aster (syn. Diplopappus Cass.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" Count Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832 was a French Botanist and naturalist, who specialised in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae) (then known A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering The genus once contained nearly 600 species in Eurasia and North America, but after morphologic and molecular research on the genus during the 1990s, it was decided that the North American species are better treated in a series of other genera. The term morphology in Biology refers to the outward appearance ( Shape, Structure, Colour, Pattern) of an Organism After this split there are roughly 180 species within the genus, all but one being confined to Eurasia. [1] The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word astron, meaning "star", arriving through the Latin word astrum with the same meaning, referring to the shape of the flower head. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers. Aster species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Aster. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Aster species are used as food plants by the Larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including Monophagous species which Asters can grow in all hardiness zones.

The genus Aster is now generally restricted to the Old World species, with Aster amellus being the type species of the genus, as well as of the family Asteraceae. In biology a type is that which fixes a name to a Taxon. Depending on the nomenclature code which is applied to the organism in question a type may be a specimen The New World species have now been reclassified in the genera Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpus and Symphyotrichum, though all are treated within the tribe Astereae. For the genus of Metalmark butterflies, see Eurybia (butterfly. Ionactis, or the Stiff-leaved Asters, is small Genus of five species belonging to the Sunflower family ( Asteraceae) The generic Oligoneuron is a small genus of Flowering plants in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae) Symphyotrichum is a Genus of about 90 species of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family (Asteraceae that were formerly treated Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals biennials perennials subshrubs shrubs and trees Regardless of the taxonomic change, all are still widely referred to as "asters" in the horticultural trades. See the List of Aster synonyms for more information. The genus Aster (sunflower family - Asteraceae) is now generally restricted to the Old World species The genus Aster (sunflower family - Asteraceae) is now generally restricted to the Old World species The genus Aster (sunflower family - Asteraceae) is now generally restricted to the Old World species

In the UK there are only two native members of the genus of which one, Goldilocks is very rare, the other being the Sea aster, Aster tripolium

Some common species are:

Some common North American species that have now been moved are:

The China aster is in a related genus, Callistephus. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Aster tripolium is a plant of northern Europe which is confined in its distribution to Saltmarshes estuaries and occasionally to inland Salt Aster alpinus ( Alpine aster) is an Ornamental plant native to the United States. Aster amellus or the European Michaelmas Daisy is a species of the genus Aster. Aster lateriflorus ( calico aster) is a Plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to eastern North America. Aster tataricus is a member of the Aster genus of Flowering plants. Aster tongolensis is a species of the genus Aster. Aster tripolium is a plant of northern Europe which is confined in its distribution to Saltmarshes estuaries and occasionally to inland Salt Symphyotrichum cordifolium, commonly known as the Heartleaf Aster or Common Blue Wood Aster, is an herbaceous perennial native to eastern North Eurybia divaricata (formerly Aster divaricatus) commonly known as the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America Symphyotricum ericoides, commonly known as the White Aster or Heath Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. Symphyotrichum laeve ( Smooth aster, Smooth leaved aster, or Glaucous Aster) is a flowering plant native to North America. Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae) commonly known as the New England Aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family Symphyotrichum novi-belgii also known as New York Aster is the Type species for Symphyotrichum, a Genus of the family Ionactis alpina (formerly Aster scopulorum) is a species of aster known by the common name lava aster. Callistephus is a genus of Flowering plants in the Asteraceae (daisy family the genus includes only one species C

New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii)

Aster tongolensis

Heath aster (Aster ericoides)

Asters come in many different colors and varieties

Michaelmas Daisy

References

  1. ^ Brouillet, Luc; Barkley, Theodore M. ; Strother, John L. (2006), “Astereae”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3 

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