Aster formosanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Taiwan, and Zhejiang, China. An uncommon perennial reaching 80 cm (31 in), it is found in well-lit situations in mixed deciduous/coniferous forests at elevations from 1,400 to 2,700 m (4,600 to 8,900 ft). Preferring sandy, damp soils, it often appears on paths and roadside verges.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Aster formosanus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Aster
- Species
- Aster formosanus
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