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Aster is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, belonging to the order Asterales and class Magnoliopsida. It is classified under the parent taxon Astereae and was described by L. The taxonomic type for this group is Aster amellus. The name Aster is derived from Astraea and Asteria.
The genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, and British Columbia. It has been introduced to areas such as Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey. Specimens are held by institutions including the University of Alberta Museums, COLO, VT, INECOL, and FC-UNAM in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
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Species
Aster
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
紫菀属(学名:Aster)是菊科下的一个属,同时也是菊科的模式属,其模式种为雅美紫菀(Aster amellus)。这个属曾经包括欧亚大陆及北美洲的近600种植物,但是在经过了20世纪90年代中对于该属的形态学以及分子生物学研究后,人们认为其中一些来自北美洲的种应该被分入其他的一系列近缘属里。 在这次拆分后,这个属留下了大概180个种,其中除一种外,其余均原产于欧亚大陆。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,063
- With media
- 4,964
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, COLO, VT, INECOL, FC-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Mexico
Research
4,387 papers- Aster-dependent non-vesicular transport facilitates dietary cholesterol uptake.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Ferrari A, Whang E, Xiao X et al.DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.07.548168
- Aster koraiensis Nakai: Insights into Its Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Properties.ReviewPharmaceutics · 2026Sharma A, Lee HJDOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18020182
- Five new secondary metabolites from Aster tataricus.Fitoterapia · 2024Li JL, Chen C, Ma MJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105828
- Selective Aster inhibitors distinguish vesicular and nonvesicular sterol transport mechanisms.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Xiao X, Kim Y, Romartinez-Alonso B et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024149118
- The aster yellows controversy: current status.ReviewThe Yale journal of biology and medicine · 1983Sinha RC
- Aster spathulifolius Maxim. Alleviates Primary Dysmenorrhea in a Mouse Model by Modulating Myometrial Contractions via NF-κB/COX-2 Pathway Inhibition.Mediators of inflammation · 2025Kim MS, Lee KI, Yuk HJ et al.DOI: 10.1155/mi/1654087
- An updated and comprehensive review of the morphology, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activity of Aster tataricus L. f.ReviewHeliyon · 2024Fan XL, Qin ZP, Wen JH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35267
- Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice.Journal of medicinal food · 2019Liao Y, Bae HJ, Park JH et al.DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2018.4302
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