White Aster is the common name of several species of plants formerly classified in Aster:
- White Heath Aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides (Formerly Aster ericoides)
- This is the species most commonly referred to as "White aster"
- Upland White Aster, Solidago ptarmicoides (Formerly Aster ptarmicoides)
- Flat-topped White Aster, Doellingeria umbellata (Formerly Aster umbellatus)
- Small White Aster, Symphyotrichum racemosum (Formerly Aster racemosus)
- Frequently confused in cultivation (as Aster ericoides) with S. ericoides.
- White Wood Aster, Eurybia divaricata (Formerly Aster divaricatus)
- Tall or Panicled White Aster, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Formerly Aster lanceolatus)
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Famous quotes containing the words white and/or aster:
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And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.”
—John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890)
“... picking the faded blue
Of the last remaining aster flower
To carry again to you.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)