| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Haplopappus alpigenus Torr. & A.Gray |
| Aster alpigenus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray | |
| Aster pulchellus D.C.Eaton | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1400-2400m |
| Description | often lanate-strigose, basal leaves persistent, entire, linear-elliptic to oblanceolate, 2-25cm, stem leaves reduced, capitula solitary, ligules 10-40, 7-15mm long |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
alpigenum andersonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 74(4): 312 (1993)
alpigenum haydenii (Porter) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 74(4): 313 (1993)
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