Aster
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.
Blossom of an Aster
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.