Aster alpinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Asterinae
Genus: Aster
Species: Aster alpinus
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. alpinus – A. a. subsp. bohemicus – A. a. subsp. breyninus – A. a. subsp. cebernnensis – A. a. subsp. cylleneus – A. a. subsp. glabratus – A. a. subsp. subvillosus

Varietates: A. a. var. diversisquamus – A. a. var. serpentimontanus – A. a. var. vierhapperi

Name

Aster alpinus L. (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Diplactis alpina (L.) Semple in Univ. Waterloo Biol. Ser. 38: 17 (1996).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Norway, Sweden, France, Andorra, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, N-, C- & E-European Russia
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Northern Caucasus, Georgia [Caucasus], Armenia, Azerbaijan (incl. Nachichevan), Siberia (W-Siberia), Kazakhstan, Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia), Iran (EC-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, N-Iran)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 872. Reference page.

Additional references

Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aster alpinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Aster alpinus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 02 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Aster alpinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Dec. 2017.
Hassler, M. 2017. Aster alpinus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 02. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Alpen-Aster
English: alpine aster
español: manzanilla de pastor
suomi: Alppiasteri
français: Aster des Alpes
italiano: Astro alpino
Nederlands: bergaster
русский: Астра альпийская
Türkçe: Alpin yıldızpatısı
українська: Айстра альпійська

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