Aster alpigenus var. andersonii Calflora

Taxon Report

Aster alpigenus (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. andersonii (A. Gray) M. Peck

(not an active name)

Alpine aster, Anderson's oreastrum aster

2006 Steve Matson

Aster alpigenus var. andersonii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii


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Genus:	Aster
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

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JEF + PLANTS	Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii

Information about Aster alpigenus var. andersonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ORALA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).