Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster falconeri (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 47: 398 (1910) |
Native Range | ne. Pakistan to Nepal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | lower leaves numerous, oblong-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, remote-denticulate, stems at apex imbricate-leafy, capitula solitary, to 9cm across, involucre green |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | bluish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster diplostephioides var. falconeri C.B.Clarke Aster diplostephioides ssp. falconeri (C.B.Clarke) Onno Erigeron falconeri (C.B.Clarke) Botsch. Tibetiodes falconeri (C.B.Clarke) G.L.Nesom |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |