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Genus: Aster
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Astereae
About 250 species, found mainly in
the northern hemisphere. There are 17 indigenous and one naturalised species in southern Africa,
with an additional seven species cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of southern Africa (POSA)
- an online checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). The species name is provided in
genera that have only one species represented in southern Africa.
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Aster azureus
Native to the USA and Canada. |
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Aster ericoides
Native to the USA and Canada. |
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Aster laevis
Native to the USA and Canada. |
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Aster lautureanus
Native to China. |
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Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)
Native to the eastern USA and Canada. |
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Aster puniceus
Native to USA and Canada.
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Aster tongolensis
Native to China.
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