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Aster L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 872 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000003381.

Literature

Synonyms of Aster

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bellidastrum Scop. Fl. Carniol. : 376 (1760) wfo-4000004358
Heteropappus Less. Syn. Gen. Compos. : 189 (1832) wfo-4000017745
Kalimeris (Cass.) Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 37: 464 (1825) wfo-4000019795
Margarita Gaudin Fl. Helv. v. 335 (1829) wfo-4000023141

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Aster:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster Conyzopsis Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 2: 162. 1841 [May 1841] wfo-3400010134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster acmellus Pall. Reise Russ. Reich. 3(1): 320 (1776) wfo-0000016731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster acuminatus var. elatior Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 555 (1813) wfo-0000106301
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster acuminatus var. pumilus Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 555 (1813) wfo-0000116107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster adscendens var. armeriifolius A.Nelson New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt. : 517 (1909) wfo-0000109218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster adscendens var. delectabilis (H.M.Hall) Jeps. Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. : 1047 (1925) wfo-0000098170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster aestivus var. angustifolius Nees Gen. Sp. Aster. : 74 (1832) wfo-0000104081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster aestivus var. laetiflorus A.Gray Manual : 195 (1856) wfo-0000104866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster albarracinensis Pau Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. i. (1887) 9. wfo-0000117031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster albus var. lutescens (Lindl. ex DC.) Thell. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 19: 134 (1913) wfo-0000102665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster alpigenus subsp. typicus Onno Biblioth. Bot. 26(106): 16 (1932) wfo-0001359791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster amellus subsp. scepusiensis (Kit. ex Kanitz) Dostál Folia Mus. Rerum Nat. Bohemiae Occid., Bot. 21: 12 (1984): (1984) wfo-0000110336
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster amellus var. ibericus (Steven) DC. Prodr. 5: 231 (1836) — wfo-0000100206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster amethystinus f. leucerythros Bemis Rhodora 32: 3 (1930) wfo-0001321095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster amethystinus f. leucos Bemis Rhodora 33: 63 (1931) wfo-0001321096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster amplifolius (Wooton & Standl.) Kittell in Tidestr. & Kittell Fl. Ariz. New Mex. : 406 (1941) wfo-0000059187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster angulatus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891) wfo-0000124435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster anomalus f. albidus Steyerm. Rhodora 51: 119 (1949) wfo-0000031537
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster aquifolius (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) S.F.Blake J. Washington Acad. Sci. 30: 471 (1940) wfo-0000022811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster argophyllus var. argophyllus Labill. Fragm. (1865) wfo-0000091765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster argophyllus var. oliganthemus F.Muell. Fragm. (1865) wfo-0000106561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster armenus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891) wfo-0000084103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster armeriifolius Greene Pittonia 4(23): 214 (1900) wfo-0000068158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster armoricanus (Rouy) A.W.Hill A. W. Hill. 1926. 21 1926 — wfo-0000058968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster asperulus (DC.) Wall. ex Hook.f. 252 1881 — wfo-0000063156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster asteroides f. paludosus Y.Ling Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 74: 236 (1985), without latin (1985) wfo-0001323156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster autranii Post Bull. Herb. Boissier 3(4): 158 (1895) wfo-0000042863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster axillaris F.Muell. Fragm. 5(34): 64 (1865) wfo-0000138280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster ballii F.Muell. Fragm. 8(65): 143 (1874) wfo-0000093867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster barcinonensis Sennen Bull. Géogr. Bot. 23: 242 (1914) wfo-0000041661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster beckleri (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Fragm. 5(34): 69 (1865) wfo-0000015264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster bellidiflorus var. angustus (Nees) DC. Prodr. 5: 240 (1836) wfo-0000104609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster bellidiflorus var. rigidulus (Nees) DC. Prodr. 5: 240 (1836) wfo-0000075226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster bellidiflorus var. rubricaulis DC. Prodr. 5: 240 (1836) wfo-0000102033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster bellidiflorus var. salicinus DC. Prodr. 5: 240 (1836) wfo-0000103862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster berberidis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891) wfo-0000109480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster bessarabicus Bernh. ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs 246. [Jul-Dec 1831 or 1832] wfo-0000038261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster binominatus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 315 (1891) wfo-0000027265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster blakei (Porter) Porter New York State Mus. Bull. 219-220: 244 (1920) wfo-0000094304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster botryanthus K.Koch Linnaea 23: 701 (1851) wfo-0000065397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster brachycomoides F.Muell. Fragm. 5(35): 86 (1865) wfo-0000125045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster breyninus (Beck) Fritsch Excursionsfl. Oesterr. 562. 1897 , in adnot. wfo-0000132545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster campestris subsp. suksdorfii Piper Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 572 (1906) wfo-0000095372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster campestris var. argillicola M.Peck – wfo-0001391321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster canescens var. latifolius (A.Gray) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 206 (1884) wfo-0000108383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster carneus Nees Syn. Aster. Herb. : 26 (1818) wfo-0000003091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster carneus var. ambiguus Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 133 (1841) wfo-0000101475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster carthamoides Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891) wfo-0000010829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster caryophyllus Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 154, sphalm. (1840) wfo-0000090375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster caubulicus Hook. Bot. Mag. 73: App. 34 (1847) wfo-0000115199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster chilensis subsp. typicus Cronquist Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 457 (1943) wfo-0001359805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster chilensis var. euadscendens Cronquist Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 460 (1943) wfo-0001379599
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster ciliolatus f. comatus Fernald Rhodora 51: 95 (1949) wfo-0000113420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster ciliolatus var. borealis (J.Rousseau) Dutilly & Lepage Naturaliste Canad. 74: 264 (1947) wfo-0000110477
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster claytonii var. crispicans E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 358 (1898) wfo-0000106725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coerulescens var. angustior (Wiegand) Fernald Rhodora 51: 96 (1949) wfo-0000058463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coerulescens var. laetevirens (Greene) Cronquist Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 437 (1943) wfo-0000060494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coerulescens var. subasper (Lindl. ex Hook.) Fernald Rhodora 51: 96 (1949) wfo-0000103096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coerulescens var. typicus Cronquist Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 435 (1943) wfo-0001377672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coloratus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891) wfo-0000078286
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster concolor f. lasiocaulis Fernald Rhodora 38: 448 (1936) wfo-0000130058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster conocephalus F.Muell. Fragm. 5(34): 67 (1865) wfo-0000014018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster conyzoides var. plantaginifolius Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 158 (1818) wfo-0000097818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cordalenus L.F.Hend. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 345 (1900) wfo-0000066039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cordifolius var. glabratus Hollick & Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16(5): 132, 163 (1889) wfo-0000101133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cordifolius var. moratus G.L.Nesom – wfo-0001392729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cordifolius var. pedicellatus E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 363 (1898) wfo-0000075341
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coridifolius Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 112 (1803) wfo-0000138615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cornuti Mill. ex Nees Prodr. 5: 234 (1836) wfo-0000017346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cornuti Wendl. ex Nees Gen. Sp. Aster. : 58 (1832) wfo-0000132471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster coronopifolia (Nutt.) N.E.Br. Suppl. Johnson's Gard. Dict. 879 (1882): (1882) wfo-0000092235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster crenifolius var. crenifolius Cronquist Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 74: 143 (1947) wfo-0000098875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster criniler (Hook.f.) F.Muell. Fragm. 5(35): 85 (1865) wfo-0000083010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster curvescens var. oviformis E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 359 (1898) wfo-0000114265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster curvescens var. umbelliformis E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 359 (1898) wfo-0000076656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cylleneus (Boiss. & Orph.) Halácsy Consp. Fl. Graec. 2(1): 16 (1902) wfo-0000107205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster cylleneus Orphan. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 387 (1879) wfo-0000129090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster denudatus var. ciliatifolius Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , ser. 2, 7: 293 (1840) wfo-0000103708
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster desertorum Tchertk. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 6: 15 (1833) wfo-0000075830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster diffusus var. bifrons (Lindl. ex DC.) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 187 (1884) wfo-0000101526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster diffusus var. hirsuticaulis (Lindl. ex DC.) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 187 (1884) wfo-0000086851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster diffusus var. horizontalis (Desf.) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 187 (1884) wfo-0000067601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster diffusus var. variifolius Peck Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 1892: 46 (1893) wfo-0000109533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. alatus E.S.Burgess Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 127, fig. 5 (1906) wfo-0000107352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. curtifolius E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 357 (1898) wfo-0000066040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. cymulosus E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 357 (1898) wfo-0000099644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. deltoideus E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 357 (1898) wfo-0000075073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. fontinalis E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 357 (1898) wfo-0000099038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divaricatus var. persaliens E.S.Burgess Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 357 (1898) wfo-0000090552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divergens var. diffusus (Aiton) Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 159 (1818) wfo-0000076726
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divergens var. humilior DC. Prodr. 5: 241 (1836) wfo-0000017162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster divergens var. pendulus (Dryand.) Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 159 (1818) wfo-0000064518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster doellianus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 318 (1891) wfo-0000009601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster drummondii var. rhodactis Benke Rhodora 31: 151 (1929) wfo-0001377755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dubius (Thunb.) Hultén Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , ser. 3, 8(2): 157 (1930) wfo-0000093378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dumosus f. monocephalus Farw. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 100 (1923) wfo-0000031368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dumosus var. albus Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 546 (1813) wfo-0000104742
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dumosus var. foliosus Alph.Wood Class-book Bot. : 193 (1845) wfo-0000104611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dumosus var. subracemosus Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 128 (1841) wfo-0000097144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aster dumosus var. verus Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 128 (1841) wfo-0000136231