Genus: Aster — aster

Recent taxonomic and molecular research has shown that most species previously classified in the genus Aster should be placed in other genera, including Symphyotrichum, Doellingeria, Eurybia, and Ionactis.

Plant form: Aster tataricus. ~ By CONN Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2024 CONN Herbarium. ~ Requests for image use not currently accepted by copyright holder ~ U. of Connecticut Herbarium - bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/

Stems: Aster tataricus. ~ By CONN Herbarium. ~ Copyright © 2024 CONN Herbarium. ~ Requests for image use not currently accepted by copyright holder ~ U. of Connecticut Herbarium - bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/

Family

Asteraceae (aster family)

This genus’s species in New England

Aster tataricus

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