| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster amellus L. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 873 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to w. Siberia and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | scabrous-pubescent, leaves entire or serrate, the lower elliptic, petiolate, the upper oblong-lanceolate, involucre adpressed ciliate, capitula in corymb |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | late 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 and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Amellus officinalis Gaterau Amellus vulgaris Opiz Aster acmellus Pall. Aster albus Willd. ex Spreng. Aster alpinus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Aster amelloides Hoffm. Aster atticus Pall. Aster collinus Salisb. Aster elegans Nees Aster noeanus Sch.Bip. ex Nyman Aster ottomanum Velen. Aster pseudamellus Wender. Aster pseudoamellus DC. Aster purpureus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Aster tinctorius Wallr. Kalimares amellus (L.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |