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Aster (Flower)Many, see text. The genus Aster includes some 600 species of widely distributed flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Aster comes from Greek word for 'star', and refers to the shape of the flower head. Many of the species are popular garden plants because of their showy flower heads. The flowers of Sea Aster (A. tripolium) are eaten by the larvae of the Wormwood Pug moth. The genus Aster is now generally restricted to the Old World species. The other species have now been reclassified as Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpusand Symphyotrichum (see : List of Aster synonyms). Some common species are: The China aster is in a related genus, Callistephus.
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