The pappus traits of 84 taxa of Canadanthus, Ampelaster, Psilactis, and Symphyotrichum (subtribe Symphyotrichinae) and 14 other species of asters were examined. Most species of Symphyotrichinae had a ...

Aster anticostensis is endemic to the Baie des Chaleurs (Gaspé), Anticosti Island, and the Saint John and Aroostook River basins (Quebec—New Brunswick—Maine). It was long confused with A. novi-belgii.

Then there s the Arrow-leaved American-aster, which is present in New England only in southern Vermont, though it s more common farther west. It s one of a small group of American-asters with ...

Asters are the "stars" of summer and fall in Montana meadows, open forests and gardens. Aster actually means star in Latin, and is both the scientific and the common name of the group. Asters belong ...