Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster pyrenaeus DC. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M. de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle] ed. 3. 4: 146 (1805) |
Native Range | w. & c. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate, minutely denticulate, subamplexicaule, capitula 20-35mm across, long pedunculate, solitary or 2-5, phyllaries equally long |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | bluish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 praecox Mill |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |