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Aster
Also called Michaelmas Daisies, The True Asters, True Asters, Easter Daisy, Michelmas Daisy, Asters
Aster is a genus of around 170 perennial daisy-family plants, most native to Eurasia, with star-shaped flower heads. Garden Michaelmas daisies are late-blooming hybrids and selections that flower in autumn and reward full sun and good drainage.
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 170 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae. Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae.
The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning 'star', referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species, varieties, and hybrids, sometimes known as Michaelmas daisies for their late blooming, 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.
Rough Surface Aster · Alpine aster · European Michaelmas-daisy · Frikart's Aster · Korean Montane Aster · Doellingeria scabra · Tatarian aster · Field aster
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