Aster (syn. Diplopappus Cass.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus once contained nearly 600 species in Eurasia and North America, but after morphologic and molecular research on the genus during the 1990's, it was decided that the the North American species are better treated in a series of other genera. After this split there are roughly 180 species within the genus, all but one being confined to Eurasia.^[1] The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word astron, meaning "star", arriving through the Latin word astrum with the same meaning, 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. Aster species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Aster. Asters can grow in all hardiness zones. In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are the dominant and most familiar group of land plants. ... Diversity About 1500 genera and 23,000 species Type Genus Aster L. Subfamilies Barnadesioideae Cichorioideae Tribe Arctotidae Tribe Cardueae Tribe Eremothamneae Tribe Lactuceae Tribe Liabeae Tribe Mutisieae Tribe Tarchonantheae Tribe Vernonieae Asteroideae Tribe Anthemideae Tribe Astereae Tribe Calenduleae Tribe Eupatorieae Tribe Gnaphalieae Tribe Helenieae Tribe Heliantheae Tribe Inuleae Tribe Plucheae... The term morphology in biology refers to the outward appearance (shape, structure, colour, pattern) of an organism or taxon and its component parts. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA // – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Red clover inflorescence (spike) An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers on a branch of a plant. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera...

The genus Aster is now generally restricted to the Old World species, with Aster amellus being the type species of the genus, as well as of the family Asteraceae. The New World species have now been reclassified in the genera Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpus and Symphyotrichum, though all are treated within the tribe Astereae. Regardless of the taxonomic change, all are still widely referred to as "asters" in the horticultural trades. See the List of Aster synonyms for more information. In scientific classification, a type is a specimen or description that corresponds to a taxon (a group of organisms), and helps to identify which organisms may be referred to with that name. ... Ionactis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Oligoneuron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Symphyotrichum is a genus of plants native to North America that were previously included in the genus Aster. ... Genera Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae. ... List of Aster synonyms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In the UK there are only two native members of the genus of which one, Goldilocks is very rare, the other being the Sea aster, Aster tripolium

Some common species are:

• Aster alpinus, Alpine Aster
• Aster amellus, European Michaelmas Daisy or Italian Aster
• Aster lateriflorus, Lady in Black
• Aster linosyris, Goldilocks Aster
• Aster pringlei,
• Aster scaber,
• Aster sibericus,
• Aster tataricus, Tatarian Aster
• Aster tongolensis,
• Aster tripolium, Sea Aster

Some common North American species that have now been moved are:

• Aster novae-angliae (now Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), New England Aster
• Aster novi-belgii (now Symphyotrichum novi-belgii), New York Aster
• Aster pilosus (now Symphyotrichum pilosum), Frost Aster
• Aster cordifolius (now Symphyotrichum cordifolium), Blue Wood Aster
• Aster divaricatus (now Eurybia divaricata), White Wood Aster
• Aster ericoides (now Symphyotrichum ericoides), Heath Aster
• Aster laevis (now Symphyotrichum laeve), Smooth Aster

The China aster is in a related genus, Callistephus. Binomial name Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, synonym: Aster novae-angliae) is found throughout northeastern, central and northwestern North America. ... Species see text Callistephus (Cass. ...

New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii) Image:AsterNovi-belgii-flower-1mb. ...	Aster tongolensis Image:Aster tongolensis0. ...	Heath aster (Aster ericoides) Download high resolution version (1024x768, 235 KB)Heath Aster (Aster ericoides) Heath aster grows in dry, open prairie habitats. ...	Asters come in many different colors and varieties Photo by meezer. From www. ...
Michaelmas Daisy

References

1. ^ Brouillet, Luc; Barkley, Theodore M.; Strother, John L. (2006), "Astereae", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 20, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, at 3