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Aster koraiensis
Also called Korean Aster
Miyamayomena koraiensis (Korean:벌개미취), commonly called Korean starwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found in temperate regions, mostly in Korea, in lawns, on roadsides, and other areas with moist soils. Korean starwort is a Korean endemic plant and was first named in the genus Aster in 1909. In Korea, its young leaves are used in food preparation.
Miyamayomena koraiensis originated in Korea and also is naturalized throughout Korea peninsula (South Korea and North Korea). It can be easily found anywhere in Korea (around flower gardens, roadsides, mountains, valley, etc.).
Rough Surface Aster · Alpine aster · European Michaelmas-daisy · Composite · Aster formosanus · Frikart's Aster · Korean Montane Aster · Aster iinumae · Maack’s Aster · Aster neoelegans · Aster quitensis · Doellingeria scabra
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Miyamayomena koraiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
