Chinese Aster
Callistephus chinensis
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh & more
How to identify Chinese Aster
Identify Chinese Aster by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated China aster.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Head.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Telangana.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chinese Aster.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Callistephus chinensis
- Genus
- Callistephus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The blades have serrated edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Leaves toward the top may have smooth edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Aster itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- HeadrecordedA dense, tight cluster of many small stalkless flowers, packed into a rounded or flat head.“The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Aster itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chinese Aster
Chinese Aster (Callistephus chinensis) belongs to the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and 1 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Chinese Aster belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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