A genus of plants in the aster family, known as the Italian aster or autumn starwort.
Latin name for a plant, possibly derived from Greek 'amelos.' The scientific nomenclature preserves an ancient plant name that was revived in modern botanical classification.
Amellus shows up in classical Roman poetry (Virgil mentions it!)—it's one of those ancient plant names that botanists kept as the scientific name. Modern gardeners know it as the Italian aster, and it blooms beautifully in fall.
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