| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster amellus L. trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Aster amelloides Hoffm. |
| Aster atticus Pall. | |
| Aster pseudamellus DC. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | scabrous-pubescent, leaves entire or serrate, the lower elliptic, petiolate, the upper oblong-lanceolate, involucre adpressed ciliate, capitula in corymb |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Norway ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
amellus ibericus (Steven ex M.Bieb.) V.E.Avet. Biol. Zhurn. Armenii 25 (10): 63 (1972)
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