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  2. Aster (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae. [1] The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning 'star', referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers.

  3. Asteraceae - Wikipedia

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    The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown. The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Compositae. [6] The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower ...

  4. Astor family - Wikipedia

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    The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.

  5. List of Aster species - Wikipedia

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    Aster is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. As of August 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 186 species. [1]

  6. Symphyotrichum novae-angliae - Wikipedia

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    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family native to central and eastern North America. Commonly known as New England aster, [4] hairy Michaelmas-daisy, [5] or Michaelmas daisy, [6] it is a perennial, herbaceous plant usually between 30 and 120 centimeters (1 and 4 feet) tall and 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 ft) wide.

  7. Symphyotrichum pilosum - Wikipedia

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    Symphyotrichum pilosum (formerly Aster pilosus) is a perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to central and eastern North America. It is commonly called hairy white oldfield aster, frost aster, white heath aster, heath aster, hairy aster, common old field aster, old field aster, awl aster, nailrod, and steelweed.

  8. List of Asteraceae genera - Wikipedia

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    As of August 2024, Plants of the World Online listed 1,706 accepted genera in the family Asteraceae. Those genera are listed with their author citations . Taxonomic synonyms are not included.

  9. Symphyotrichum ericoides - Wikipedia

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    Symphyotrichum ericoides (formerly Aster ericoides), with common names white heath aster, [4] frost aster, [5] and heath aster, [6] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to much of central and eastern North America. It has been introduced to parts of Europe and western Asia.

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