Aster

Also known as Frost flowers, asters

genus of plants

AI overview

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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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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Wikidata facts

Image: Aster-alpinus.JPG

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Commons category: Aster
taxon name: Aster
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1069
Commons gallery: Aster
taxon common name: nebina

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Article

Aster is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its circumscription has been narrowed, and it now encompasses around 170 species, all but one of which are restricted to Eurasia; many species formerly in Aster are now in other genera of the tribe Astereae. Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae.

The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning 'star', referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species, varieties, and hybrids, sometimes known as Michaelmas daisies for their late blooming, are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers. 'Aster' species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species.