Regardless of the exact species, or even genus, of asters you prefer, many grow easily from seeds, meaning you don't have to break the bank to fill your autumn gardens with color.

The genus, Aster, is smaller and includes the familiar flowers known as asters, but it’s still plenty large. My 1968 edition “Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers” lists 44 species.

That led botanists to split the genus Aster into eleven genera. 180 species, all but one from Europe, retained the name Aster. The rest, all from North America, were put into ten new genera.

Others to consider include smooth aster, azure aster, heart leaved aster, and calico aster. Meanwhile, the entire aster genus is native to Eurasia, northwest Africa, Canada, and the northwest U.S..

Taxonomically, there are almost no native Aster (with a capital A) in North America; aster (with lowercase a) remains the common name for a species-rich genus that taxonomists have re-examined and ...

A team of researchers re-examining a fossil found about 30 years ago in Kumamoto Prefecture concluded it is a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile.

More than 600 different species make up this genus. For many decades, the concept of a genus of plants being overly large and extended did not sit well with a number of botanists. Who knows?

Meet the 'wooly devil,' a new plant species discovered in Texas The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus.

In fact, the majority of species formerly classified as Aster and native to North America have been moved to the genus Symphyotrichum.

Meet Aster carolinianus, which pops out lavender starbursts in fall as it hugs a trellis or sprawls through the garden. It's the only one of some 250 species in the Aster genus that likes heights.