Asteraceae

Aster L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 872 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia to Jawa, NW. Africa, Subarctic America to NW. U.S.A.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Laos, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Ogasawara-shoto, Ontario, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Northwest European R, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 413 (1994)
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 1: 39 (1991)
  • Sp. Pl.: 872 (1753)
  • W. Lippert in Mitt. Bot. Staats., München 11: 153-258 (1973)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [s.n.] K000890630 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Cooper, T. [816] South Africa K000273636 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Krauss [s.n.] South Africa K000273635 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Cooper, T. [815] South Africa K000273634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Clarke, C.B. [26197] India K000102217 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Richardson, J. [s.n.] United States K000890549 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Drummond, T. [584] United States K000890551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Richardson, J. [s.n.] United States K000890550 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1931 Griffith, W. [3113] Afghanistan K000890243 Type Yes
May 1, 1931 Griffith, W. [902] Afghanistan K000890246 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1931 Griffith, W. [1235] Afghanistan K000890244 Type Yes
May 1, 1931 Griffith, W. [s.n.] Afghanistan K000890245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000890718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Knowles, H.S. [K2647] Bulgaria K002715062 Yes
Karelin, G.S.; Kirilov, I.P. [771] Kazakhstan K000890480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] Canada K000890706 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [951] Afghanistan K000890249 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000890530 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002715013 Yes
Lange, H.J. [9] Nepal K001581230 Yes
Howick; McNamara W. [HOMC 1481] China K001581233 Yes
Parry, C.C. [s.n.] K000890711 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2085] K000890553 Isotype Yes
Schmidt, F. [s.n.] K000890474 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K000890748 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [207] Hong Kong K000890431 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lange [30] Nepal K001581197 Yes
[illegible] [48 ] K001790392 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000890503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Short, C.W. [4] United States K000890584 Unknown Type Material Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [394] Bahamas, The K000221642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000890720 Unknown Type Material Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [440] United States K000890675 Unknown Type Material Yes
Projektteam [140] Nepal K001560948 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [412] United States K000890647 Unknown Type Material Yes
Knowles, H.S. (Major) [K2647] Bulgaria K002715064 Yes
s.coll. [1868] United States K000890554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turczaninow, N.S. [s.n.] K000890487 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000890535 Type Yes
K:SPC-66761.000 No
Baker, C.F. [817] United States K000890873 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002715061 Yes
Baker, C.F. [873] United States K000890605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Karelin, G.S.; Kirilov, I.P. [1583] K000890472 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29707] K002715010 Yes
Howell, T.J.; Howell, T. [s.n.] United States K000885070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2978] Nepal K001118316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scouler, J. [s.n.] K000890504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bunge, A.A.v. [626] K000890485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lange [34] Nepal K001581196 Yes
Baker, C.F. [695] United States K000890876 Type Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [951] Afghanistan K000890250 Type Yes
Cavalerie, J. [601] China K000890425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lyall, D. [2] United States K000890725 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000102328 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000890531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2970] Nepal K000890399 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6337] United States K000890608 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000890552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [1236] Afghanistan K000890490 Type Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5352] United States K002653183 No
Townsend, C.H.T.; Barber, C.M. [371] Mexico K000221633 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2967] India K000890406 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Lenormand} [s.n.] K002715009 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [285] Greece K000890257 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harper, R. [s.n.] United States K002653184 No
Karelin, G.S.; Kirilov, I.P. [771] Kazakhstan K000890484 Unknown Type Material Yes
Karelin, G.S.; Kirilov, I.P. [1583] K000890473 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heller, A.A. [9652] United States K000890662 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25771] India K000102215 Syntype Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K000890591 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3320] China K000890423 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K000890405 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [2942] China K000890429 Type Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] K000890482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K000890655 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [12581] Dominican Republic K002335098 Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] K000890483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nicollet, J.N. [s.n.] United States K000890574 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6788] United States K000890650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sello [2445] Brazil K000221650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Knowles, H.S. [K2647] Bulgaria K002715063 Yes
Turczaninow, N.S. [s.n.] K000890486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Storer, H.R. [s.n.] K002663909 Yes
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] Mongolia K000890481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [41918] India K000890397 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 2967] India K001118298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baker, C.F. [694] United States K000890875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Regel, A. [s.n.] K000890475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nelson, A. [8152] United States K000890525 Unknown Type Material Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K000890586 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1187] United States K000890710 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, C.H.T.; Barber, C.M. [321] Mexico K000221634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2367] India K000890407 Unknown Type Material Yes
Besser, W.S.J.G. [s.n.] K000890260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Hong Kong K000890430 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] India K000890398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2978] Nepal K001118315 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [575] United States K000890501 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, C. [1164] United States K000890713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K000890499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000890513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K000890719 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henderson, L.F. [s.n.] United States K000890660 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K000890708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kamrup [Cat. no. 2974] India K001118307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bell, C.R. [5275] United States K002653185 No
Furuse, M. [6960] Japan K002281995 Yes
Béguinot, A. [1153] Italy K000890255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [577] K000890707 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rae, J. [s.n.] Canada K000890738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mandon, G. [227] Bolivia K000221653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2761] United States K000890508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zardini, E.M. [1104] Brazil K000221651 Isotype Yes
{Hort. Cantab.} [s.n.] K002653182 No
Drummond, T. [s.n.] Canada K000890548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tolmie, W.F. [62] United States K000890502 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2968] India K000890404 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [62] India K000890377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Béguinot, A. [1153] Italy K000890254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K000890590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fang, W.P. [4209] China K000890424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pike, A. [826] China Heteropappus K000890869 Type Yes
Wellby, M.S.; Malcolm, N. [s.n.] China Heteropappus K000890870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Turczaninow, N.S. [s.n.] Russia Kalimeris K000890863 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Forbes, F.B. [s.n.] China Kalimeris K000890851 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Turczaninow, N.S. [s.n.] Kalimeris K000890864 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bushell, S.W. [s.n.] China Kalimeris K000890855 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bretschneider, E. [s.n.] China Kalimeris K000890853 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [248] China Kalimeris K000890854 Unknown Type Material Yes
Swinhoe, R. [6511] China Kalimeris K000890856 Isolectotype Yes
David, A. [2000] China Kalimeris K000890852 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0