Aster alpinus subsp. vierhapperi L. Onno
alpine aster
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Aster alpinus subsp. vierhapperi
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a woody stem-base or rhizome; stems erect to ascending, shortly grey-hairy, 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate to spoon-shaped, stalked, more or less rounded at the tip, more or less 3-nerved, 1-8 cm long, 0.5-1.0 cm wide; stem leaves oblong linear, reduced upwards.
Flowers:
Heads with ray and disk flowers, solitary; involucres 6-10 mm tall; involucral bracts oblong-linear, loosely erect, subequal in several series, herbaceous throughout or slightly papery; ray flowers white, sometimes violet or lavender, 1-1.5 cm long, or more; disk flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes flattened, 2-nerved, hairy; pappus white to tan, with a few, more or less evident, short bristles.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry calcareous meadows from the montane to alpine zones; infrequent in NE BC; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT, E to AB and S to CO, Russia.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia