| Aster yomena | |
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| Close-up of flowers, which can be white to pale lavender [1] | |
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| Aster yomena is often found on roadsides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. yomena |
| Binomial name | |
| Aster yomena | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Aster yomena (syn. Kalimeris yomena), the kalimeris or Japanese aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Korea and Japan. [1] [2] Locals occasionally collect its young leaves and cook them as a leaf vegetable. [3]
A perennial reaching 1.5 ft (45 cm) high, and hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, it is considered an easy plant for beginning gardeners, and can be grown "without fear of failure". [1] [4] There are a number of ornamental cultivars under its synonym Kalimeris yomena, with the variegated 'Shogun' being widely commercially available. [5]
