Taxon:  Aster alpinus L.



Summary
Genus:
Aster
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Nomen number:
5616
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:872.  1753
Verified:
11/19/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Aster alpinus L. var. alpinus (0 active accession[s])
Aster alpinus L. var. diversisquamus Y. Ling (0 active accession[s])
Aster alpinus L. var. fallax (Tamamsch.) Y. Ling (0 active accession[s])
Aster alpinus L. var. serpentimontanus (Tamamsch.) Y. Ling (0 active accession[s])
Aster alpinus L. var. vierhapperi (Onno) Cronquist (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruits

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ahmed, K. A. et al. 1986. Taxonomic studies on Aster L. (Compositae). Phytologia 61:299-310.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  6. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Dietrich, L. & C. Körner. 2014. Thermal imaging reveals massive heat accumulation in flowers across a broad spectrum of alpine taxa. Alpine Bot. 124:27-35.
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1226.
  10. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  11. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  12. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  13. Grulich, V. 1994. Taxonomical notes on some Baikalian plants. Scripta J. Fac. Sci. Masaryk Univ. Brno, Biol. 22-23:107-111.
  14. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  15. Hu, S.-Y. 1970. Compositae of China. 178.
  16. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  17. Jones, A. G. 1980. A classification of the New World species of Aster (Asteraceae). Brittonia 32:230-239.
  18. Jones, A. G. 1984. Nomenclatural notes on Aster (Asteraceae) II. New combinations and some transfers. Phytologia 55:385.
  19. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  20. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  21. Li, W.-P. et al. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation of Eurasian Aster (Asteraceae: Astereae) inferred from ITS, ETS and trnL-F sequence data. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 109:1341-1357. Note: proposes that Aster alpinus originated in Eurasia and dispersed to North America
  22. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  23. Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
  24. Nesom, G. L. 1995. Key to the American genera of the Asterinae (Asteraceae). Phytologia 79:281-285.
  25. Picton, P. 1999. The gardener's guide to growing Asters.
  26. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
  27. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  28. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  29. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  30. Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
  31. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalpine aster  1Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
Englishblue alpine daisy  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1226.
Chinesegao shan zi wan高山紫菀 2Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Frenchaster des Alpes  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1226.
GermanAlpen-Aster  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1226.
Swedishalpaster  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationČukotskij avtonomnyj okrug Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAga Buryat Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurganskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationSverdlovsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationBaškortostan, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKomi Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationPerm Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territoriesw.Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbian.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Aga Buryat, Altay, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug, Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast']
  • CHINA: China [Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Russian Federation [Baškortostan, Respublika, Komi, Perm], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia (n.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming]

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
  9. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  11. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  13. Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5616. Accessed 17 April 2026.