Botany

Callistephus

Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Callistephus chinensis. Its common names include China aster and annual aster. It is native to China and Korea. and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant in cottage gardens and as a cut flower.

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• ▸Carex melanostachya
• ▸Japanese clothing during the Meiji period
• ▸Brodiaea

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