Aster tataricus
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Aster tataricus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Aster |
Species: | A. tataricus
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Binomial name | |
Aster tataricus L. f.[1]
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Aster tataricus, also called Tatarinow's aster,[2] is a member of the Aster genus of flowering plants.
Uses[]
Culinary[]
Known as gaemichwi (개미취) in Korean, the plant is considered a chwinamul (edible Aster) variety used in Korean cuisine.
Medicinal[]
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs of Traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name zǐwǎn (Chinese: 紫菀). It has an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, , , Pseudomonas and .[3][citation needed]
In culture[]
In Japan, Aster tataricus is known as shion, or 紫苑. The flower has a meaning in hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers, which corresponds to "I won't forget you."[4]
References[]
- ^ "Aster tataricus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 367. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ "Aster tataricus - Plants For A Future database report". Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Aster tataricus (Shion) - 紫苑 (シオン)". Retrieved 2011-09-18.
External links[]
Media related to Aster tataricus at Wikimedia Commons
- Plants for a future Database
Categories:
- Aster (genus)
- Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus the Younger
- Plants described in 1782
- Flora of Korea
- Astereae stubs
- Medicinal plant stubs