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true asters
Aster
Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 180 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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Alpine Aster
speciesAster alpinus
Italian Aster
speciesAster amellus
false aster
speciesAster bellidiastrum
Aster ageratoides
speciesAster ageratoides
Danyang aster
speciesAster altaicus
Aster indicus
speciesAster indicus
Aster taiwanensis
speciesAster taiwanensis
Aster hispidus
speciesAster hispidus
Tatarian Aster
speciesAster tataricus
Edible aster
speciesAster scaber
Aster biennis
speciesAster biennis
Aster microcephalus
speciesAster microcephalus
Aster baccharoides
speciesAster baccharoides
Incised-leaf aster
speciesAster incisus
Aster oldhamii
speciesAster oldhamii
Weak Violet Aster
speciesAster flaccidus
Aster asagrayi
speciesAster asagrayi
Aster spathulifolius
speciesAster spathulifolius
Aster shimadae
speciesAster shimadae
Aster albescens
speciesAster albescens
Aster glehnii
speciesAster glehnii
Aster yomena
speciesAster yomena
Aster formosanus
speciesAster formosanus
Aster iinumae
speciesAster iinumae
Korean aster
speciesAster koraiensis
Beach-sand aster
speciesAster arenarius
Aster pekinensis
speciesAster pekinensis
Aster savatieri
speciesAster savatieri
Aster panduratus
speciesAster panduratus
Aster vvedenskyi
speciesAster vvedenskyi
Aster lautureanus
speciesAster lautureanus
Aster turbinatus
speciesAster turbinatus
Aster maackii
speciesAster maackii
Aster willkommii
speciesAster willkommii
Aster takasagomontanus
speciesAster takasagomontanus
Aster asteroides
speciesAster asteroides
Aster souliei
speciesAster souliei
Aster himalaicus
speciesAster himalaicus
Aster diplostephioides
speciesAster diplostephioides
Aster kantoensis
speciesAster kantoensis
Aster × frikartii
hybridAster × frikartii
Aster rugulosus
speciesAster rugulosus
Aster trinervius
speciesAster trinervius
Aster semiprostratus
speciesAster semiprostratus
Aster miyagii
speciesAster miyagii
Aster semiamplexicaulis
speciesAster semiamplexicaulis
Aster ovalifolius
speciesAster ovalifolius
Aster kanoi
speciesAster kanoi
Aster morrisonensis
speciesAster morrisonensis
Aster likiangensis
speciesAster likiangensis
Aster taoyuenensis
speciesAster taoyuenensis
Heteropappus gouldii
speciesHeteropappus gouldii
Aster sugimotoi
speciesAster sugimotoi
Aster yunnanensis
speciesAster yunnanensis
Aster praecox
speciesAster praecox
Aster koshikiensis
speciesAster koshikiensis
Aster chingshuiensis
speciesAster chingshuiensis
Aster magnus
speciesAster magnus
Aster miquelianus
speciesAster miquelianus
Aster meyendorffii
speciesAster meyendorffii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Exotic Pleasures (Persia and Asia observations)
Engelbert Kaempfer · 1712 · p.790
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.258
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.182
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.158
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.305
François Le Vaillant — Histoire naturelle des promerops et des guêpiers (1807)
François Le Vaillant · 1807 · p.311
Selecta Fungorum Carpologia, Vol 2
Louis-René & Charles Tulasne · 1863 · p.247
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.373
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.495
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.392
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.538
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.307
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54903.