By Marion Lobstein  In modern taxonomic treatments, the genus Aster has been radically altered for our native “asters”!  Based on molecular (DNA) and morphological (physical characteristics) evidence, our area’s native “asters” have been reassigned, as their original genus is now divided into five other genera—Doellingeria, Eurybia, Ionactis, Oclemena, andSymphyotrichum. Our only remaining Aster species is the Tartarian aster, Aster tataricus, an introduced species … Continue reading Taxonomic Changes for Regional Species of Asteraceae