Aster alpinus L


Family	ASTERACEAE
Genus species	Aster alpinus L trib. Astereae
Synonyms	Aster hirsutus Host
	Aster korshinskyi Tamamsch.
	Aster nivalis Adams
Habitat	grassland and rocks
Altitude	subalpine-alpine
Description	pubescent or hirsute, leaves entire, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, petiolate, stem leaves smaller, lanceolate, involucral bracts lanceolate, capitula solitary
Size	15-20cm
Color	bluish violet, reddish
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	carpet
Cultivation	rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory	Circumpolar Europe Northern Europe (Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ASTERACEAE Aster alpinus L., Sp. Pl. 872 (1753) Synonyms: Diplactis alpina (L.) Semple subalpine-alpine ============================================================================= alpinus typicus ined. Synonyms: Aster chrysocomoides Turcz. ex DC. Aster garibaldii Brügger Aster hirsutus Host Aster hispanicus Coincy Aster korshinskyi Tamamsch. Aster nivalis Adams Aster novopokrovskyi Krasch. & Iljin Aster pulchellus Hohen. Aster scabris Mill. Aster wolfii Favrat Borkonstia novopokrovskyi (Krasch. & Iljin) Ignatov Krylovia novopokrovskyi (Krasch. & Iljin) Tamamsch. Rhinactinidia novopokrovskyi (Krasch. & Iljin) Novopokr. ex Botsch. Europe, Siberia, Caucasus, c. & w. Asia, n. China 10 NOR SWE 11 AUT CZE GER HUN POL SWI 12 FRA SPA 13 ALB BUL ITA ROM YUG 14 RUC RUE RUN UKR 30 ALT BRY CTA IRK KRA TVA WSB YAK 32 KAZ 33 NCS TCS 34 IRN TUR 36 CHI CHM lpinus bohemicus Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 852 (1832) Synonyms: Aster alpinus glaber Rostanski Czech Republic 11 CZE alpinus diversisquamus Y.Ling. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 74: 205 (1985) n. Xinjiang 36 CHX alpinus glabratus Herbich, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 11: 50 (1861) Slovakia 11 CZE alpinus serpentimontanus (Tamamsch.) Y.Ling, Fl. Reipubl. Popular. Sin. 74: 204 (1985) Basionym: Aster serpentimontanus Tamamsch., Flora URSS 25: 108 (1959) Synonyms: Aster alpinus fallax (Tamamsch.) Y.Ling Aster alpinus tolmatschevii (Tamamsch.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Aster fallax Tamamsch. Aster tolmatschevii Tamamsch. e. Europe, Russian Far East, c. Asia, Xinjiang, Mongolia 14 RUE RUN 31 AMU KAM KHA MAG SAK 32 KAZ KGZ TZK 36 CHX 37 MON alpinus subvillosus Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 305 (1866) Slovakia 11 CZE alpinus vierhapperi Onno, Bibliothec. Bot. 26: 25 (1932) Synonyms: Aster americanus Onno Aster culminis A.Nelson Diplactis alpina vierhapperi (Onno) Semple n. China, Subarctic America, Canada, nw. USA 36 CHI CHM CHN CHX 70 ASK NWT YUK 71 ABT BRC 72 ONT 73 COL IDA WYO