The genus Aster (sunflower family - Asteraceae) is now generally restricted to the Old World species. The other species have now been reclassified as Afroaster, Almutaster, Canadanthus, Doellingeria, Eucephalus, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oligoneuron, Oreostemma, Sericocarpus and Symphyotrichum. Aster synonyms Aster abatus : Xylorhiza tortifolia Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus : Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum Aster alpigenus ssp. andersonii : Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii Aster ananthocladus : Afroaster ananthocladus Aster adscendens : Symphyotrichum ascendens Aster bakerianus : Afroaster hispidus Aster bowiei : Afroaster bowiei Aster brachyactis : Symphyotrichum ciliatum Aster breweri : Eucephalus breweri Aster brickellioides var. brickellioides : Eucephalus brickellioides Aster brickellioides var. glabratus : Eucephalus glabratus Aster caerulescens : Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum Aster campestris var. bloomeri : Symphyotrichum campestre var. bloomeri Aster campestris var. campestris : Symphyotrichum campestre var. campestre Aster chilensis var. chilensis : Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense Aster chilensis var. invenustum : Symphyotrichum chilense var. invenustum Aster chimanimaniensis : Afroaster chimanimaniensis Aster ciliolatus : Symphyotrichum ciliolatum Aster comptonii : Afroaster comptonii Aster confertifolius : Afroaster confertifolius Aster cordifolius : Symphyotrichum cordifolium Aster dumosus L.: Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G. L. Nesom Aster eatonii : Symphyotrichum eatonii Aster elatus : Oreostemma elatum Aster engelmannii : Eucephalus engelmannii Aster ericoides : Symphyotrichum ericoides Aster erucifolius : Afroaster erucifolius Aster exilis : Symphyotrichum divaricatum Aster falcatus var. crassulus : Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum Aster falcatus var. falcatus : Symphyotrichum falcatum var. falcatum Aster foliaceus var. apricus : Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum Aster foliaceus var. foliaceus : Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. foliaceum Aster foliaceus var. lyallii : Symphyotrichum hendersonii Aster foliaceus var. parryi : Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi Aster frondosus : Symphyotrichum frondosum Aster glaucodes : Eurybia glauca Aster greatae : Symphyotrichum greatae Aster harveyanus : Afroaster serrulatus Aster integrifolius : Eurybia integrifolia Aster intricatus : Machaerantha carnosa var. intricata Aster laevis var. geyeri : Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri Aster laevis var. laevis : Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Aster lateriflorus var. lateriflorus : Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum Aster lateriflorus var. pendulus : Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. horizontale Aster ledophyllus : Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus Aster linariifolius : Ionactis linariifolius Aster lydenburgensis : Afroaster lydenburgensis Aster milanjiensis : Afroaster milanjiensis Aster modestus : Canadanthus modestus Aster novae-angliae : Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Aster nubimontis : Afroaster nubimontis Aster occidentalis var. intermedius : Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis : Symphytorichum spathulatum var. spathulatum Aster oolentangiensis : Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense Aster oregonensis ssp. californicus : Sericocarpus