| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 4: 224 (1900) |
| Native Range | Washington to Oregon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1400-2400m |
| Description | often lanate-strigose, basal leaves persistent, entire, loblanceolate, obtuse or rounded, 6-10cm, stem leaves reduced, capitula solitary, ligules 10-40, 7-15mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster alpigenus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Aster alpigenus ssp. typicus Onno Aster alpigenus ssp. vierhapperi Onno Aster pulchellus D.C.Eaton Haplopappus alpigenus Torr. & A.Gray Oreastrum alpigenum Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |
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