Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster eremophilus Bunge trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 599 (1835) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | acaulescent, basal leaves numerous, 1-3cm, lanceolate to linear, acute, petiolate, entire, crispate-hirsute, capitula solitary, ligules 12-15mm long |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster uniflorus (Bunge ex DC.) B.Fedtsch. Borkonstia eremophila (Bunge) Ignatov Krylovia eremophila (Bunge) Schischk. Rhinactina uniflora Bunge ex DC. Rhinactinidia eremophila (Bunge) Novopokr. ex Botsch. Rhinactinidia eremophila ssp. grubovii Botsch. Rhinactinidia eremophila ssp. tuvinica Koroljuk |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |