Asteraceae
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Callistephus
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Common names
By language (38)
- Arabic
- لؤلؤية, أسطر صيني
- Armenian
- Աստղածաղիկ
- arz
- لؤلؤيه
- Azerbaijani
- Kallistefus
- Belarusian
- Садовая астра кітайская, Астра аднагадовая, Астра кітайская, Раструха
- Cebuano
- Callistephus
- Chinese
- 翠菊, 五月菊, 江西腊, 红千层, 翠菊属
- Croatian
- Vrtni zvjezdan
- Czech
- Astra čínská
- English
- China aster
- Estonian
- Hiina aedaster
- Finnish
- Kiinanasteri
- French
- Reine-Marguerite
- German
- Sommeraster, Gartenaster
- Hungarian
- Kerti őszirózsa
- Japanese
- エゾギク
- Kazakh
- Қамаргүл, Qamargül, قامارگۇل, Каллистефус
- koi
- Каллистефус
- Korean
- 과꽃
- kv
- Каллистефус
- Latvian
- Ķīnas astere, Astere, Asteres
- Lithuanian
- Kininis ratilis
- mrj
- Каллистефус
- mwl
- Sércias
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sommerasters
- Persian
- مینای چینی
- Polish
- Gwiazdosz chiński
- Portuguese
- Séssias, Malmequer da sécia, Malmequer de sécia, Malmequer-da-sécia, Malmequer-de-sécia, Rainha-margarida
- Romanian
- Callistephus
- rsk
- Лепа ката
- Russian
- Каллистефус, Астра китайская, Астра однолетняя, Каллистефус китайский, Китайская астра, Однолетняя астра, Садовая астра, Садовые астры
- Slovak
- Astrovka čínska
- Spanish
- Callistephus, Brachyactis chinensis
- Swedish
- Trädgårdsaster
- Tajik
- Гули қашқарӣ
- udm
- Каллистефус
- war
- Callistephus
- Welsh
- Seren Tsieina
Synonyms
- Amellus speciosus Gaterau
- Aster chinensis L.
- Aster lacinians Borbás
- Aster regalis Salisb.
- Asteriscodes chinense (L.) Kuntze
- Callistemma hortense Cass.
- Callistephus hortensis Cass.
- Callistephus lacinians Borbás
- Diplopappus chinensis (L.) Less.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jolán Dénes, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jolán Dénes, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jolán Dénes, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DenesFeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.