Aster (สกุล)

Also known as Frost flowers, asters

genus of plants

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Aster is a large group of flowering plants known for their daisy-like blooms with colorful petals radiating from a yellow center. These plants are important in gardens and natural ecosystems, commonly used as ornamental flowers and serving as food sources for pollinators like bees and butterflies.

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Species

Aster

Genus

PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCompositae

Habitatbrackish

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia

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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