Origin of name:

Aster = star (Latin and Greek)

In both Latin and Greek, aster refers to star. Aster plants were named for the stars that they resemble in both shape and numbers, as opposed to sunflowers (Helianthus spp.) which have large, and less numerous, yellow, "sun-like" flowers.

Beautiful Sunflower (Helianthus laetiflorus)
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