Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster takasago-montanus Sasaki trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 21: 151 (1931) |
Native Range | Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3400-3700m |
Description | basal leaves in rosettes, numerous, spathulate, 3-6cm, densely pubescent, winged petiolate, entire, rounded, stem leaves smaller, linear, capitula 1-3, terminal, 30-35mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |