PLANTS Profile for Aster (aster)

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PLANTS Profile

Aster L.
aster

Symbol:

ASTER

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Aster L.

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Distribution:
Aster L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, KY, MA, MI, NC, NJ, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (AB, BC, NT, ON, YT)

Related Taxa:
Aster L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Aster alpinus
alpine aster

Aster amellus
Italian aster

Aster bietii

Aster brachytrichus

Aster caucasicus

Aster diplostephioides

Aster farreri

Aster flaccidus

Aster glehnii

Aster himalaicus

Aster linosyris
goldilocks

Aster maackii

Aster oreophilus

Aster pyrenaeus

Aster sedifolius

Aster tataricus
Tatarian aster

Aster thomsonii

Aster tongolensis

Aster yunnanensis

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Aster L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Aster L. – aster

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Aster L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Aster L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35510.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 11/05/2008 04:25 PM MST