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Virgulus oblongifolius var. angustatus (Shinners) Reveal & Keener Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (formerly Aster oblongifolius ), commonly known as aromatic aster [ 4 ] or oblong-leaved aster , [ 3 ] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States.
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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 ...
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The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be annual, biennial, or perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions, in a wide variety of habitats.
Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster) [2] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia. It is endemic to eastern Asia. [ 1 ]
Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star," referring to the shape of the flower. The word "aster" was used to describe a star-like flower as early as 1542 in German physician and botanist Leonhart Fuchs ' book De historia stirpium commentarii insignes , Latin for Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants .
White aster is the common name of several species of plants formerly classified in Aster: White heath aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides (Formerly Aster ericoides ) This is the species most commonly referred to as "white aster"