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|status = {{TNCStatus}}
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|status_system = TNC
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|genus = Aster
|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
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|species = alpinus
|ordo = [[Asterales]]
|familia = [[Asteraceae]]
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
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|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{GRIN | accessdate = 4 January 2018}}</ref>
|tribus = [[Astereae]]
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|synonyms = * ''Aster alpinus'' var. ''dolomiticus'' (Beck) Onno
|genus = ''[[Aster (genus)|Aster]]''
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|species = '''''A. alpinus'''''
|binomial = ''Aster alpinus''
|binomial_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
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|synonyms_ref= <ref>{{GRIN | accessdate = 4 January 2018}}</ref>
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|synonyms=* ''Aster alpinus'' var. ''dolomiticus'' (Beck) Onno
* ''Aster alpinus'' subsp. ''vierhapperi'' Onno
* ''Aster alpinus'' subsp. ''vierhapperi'' Onno
* ''Aster fallax'' Tamamsch.
* ''Aster fallax'' Tamamsch.
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'''''Aster alpinus''''', the '''alpine aster''' or '''blue alpine daisy''',<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASAL3 ''A. alpinus'' at USDA Plants Profile]</ref>) is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (botany)|family]] Asteraceae, [[native species|native]] to the mountains of Europe (including the [[Alps]]), with a subspecies native to Canada and the United States. This [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] has purple, pink or blue flowers in Summer..
'''''Aster alpinus''''', the '''alpine aster''' or '''blue alpine daisy''',{{r|ASAL3}} is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (botany)|family]] Asteraceae, [[native species|native]] to the mountains of Europe (including the [[Alps]]), with a subspecies native to Canada and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Map: Aster alpinus|url=http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=54082&flora_id=1|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.efloras.org}}</ref> This [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] has purple, pink, white or blue flowers in summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc |url=https://www.promessedefleurs.com/vivaces/vivaces-par-variete/asters/aster-alpinus-albus.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.promessedefleurs.com |language=fr}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Aster alpinus Jul2003.jpg|thumb|right|''A. alpinus'' attracts an insect to it and it is sucking nectar.]]
It grows to be about 6–12 inches tall (15–30&nbsp;cm). The bloom color may be pink, violet-lavender, or white-near white. In the UK this plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aster alpinus''|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1745/Aster-alpinus/Details | accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref>
''Aster alpinus'' is a [[Glossary of botanical terms|caespitose]] herbaceous perennial that grows 10–35&nbsp;cm tall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aster alpinus in Flora of China @ efloras.org|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200023409|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.efloras.org}}</ref> The bloom color may be blue, indigo, violet, white, or pink.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Flower Growing Guides - Growing Guide|url=http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene912b.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.gardening.cornell.edu}}</ref> In the UK this plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].{{r|RHS}} Leaves are untoothed, lanceolate-spatulate, and basal. The Latin specific epithet ''alpinus'' means alpine and from high mountains above the timber line.<ref name=":0" />


==Distribution and habitat==
It grows very slowly in clay, silt, loam, silty clay, sandy clay etc. types of soil. Its minimum pH scale is 6 and maximum pH scale is 7.5. It grows erectly in a 'single crown' form.
It grows very slowly in clay, silt, loam, silty clay, and sandy clay. Its minimum pH scale is 6 and maximum pH scale is 7.5. Flowers are erect, and always solitary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc |url=https://www.promessedefleurs.com/vivaces/vivaces-par-variete/asters/aster-alpinus-albus.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.promessedefleurs.com |language=fr}}</ref> ''Aster alpinus'' is native to the mountains of Europe such as the Alps and Pyrenees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Aster alpinus - Plant Finder|url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277145|access-date=2021-12-21|website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org}}</ref> ''Aster Alpinus'' is the only true aster growing in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-19 |title=An overview of "asters" and the Tribe Astereae |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/astereae-lab/research/asters |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Astereae Lab |language=en}}</ref>

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It does better in generally cooler climates. Usually it is adapted to clay, silt, loam, silty clay, sandy clay, clay loam, silt loam, sandy loam, silty clay loam and sandy clay loam soils, and prefers low fertility. The plant can tolerate only a minimum temperature of -28 °C / -18.4F after the occurrence of cell damage. It can survive medium heat of fire and requires at least 90 frost free days for proper growth.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}


==Ecology==
==Ecology==
It is herbaceous and attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.{{Specify|date=November 2020}}
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It does better in generally cooler climates. Usually it is adapted to clay, silt, loam, silty clay, sandy clay, clay loam, silt loam, sandy loam, silty clay loam and sandy clay loam soils, and prefers low fertility. The plant can tolerate only a minimum temperature of -28 °C / -18.4F after the occurrence of cell damage. It can survive medium heat of fire and requires at least 90 frost free days for proper growth. It is herbaceous and attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.


==Conservation==
==Conservation==
[[NatureServe]] lists variety ''Aster alpinus'' var. ''vierhapperi'' as [[NatureServe conservation status|Secure Variety (T5)]] in Canada, but Critically Imperiled (S1) in [[Ontario]] and Vulnerable (S3) in [[Alberta]]. In the United States, it is Critically Imperiled (S1) in [[Colorado]] and [[Wyoming]].{{r|natservVierhapperi}}
In Canadian provinces, towards eastern North America, the species is critically imperiled. However, in both Canadian provinces and US states, at north-western and southern parts, the species is apparently secure.<ref>[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?sourceTemplate=tabular_report.wmt&loadTemplate=species_RptComprehensive.wmt&selectedReport=RptComprehensive.wmt&summaryView=tabular_report.wmt&elKey=133527&paging=home&save=true&startIndex=1&nextStartIndex=1&reset=false&offPageSelectedElKey=133527&offPageSelectedElType=species&offPageYesNo=true&post_processes=&radiobutton=radiobutton&selectedIndexes=133527&selectedIndexes=129697 NatureServe Explorer Timeout Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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Aster alpinus Jul2003.jpg
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
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<ref name=natservVierhapperi>
{{cite web
|last1 = NatureServe
|date = 10 November 2020
|title = ''Aster alpinus'' var. ''vierhapperi'' - Vierhapper's Aster
|url = https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129697/Aster_alpinus_var_vierhapperi
|website = NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org)
|publisher = NatureServe
|access-date = 25 November 2020
}}
</ref>

<ref name=RHS>
{{cite web
| title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aster alpinus''
| url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1745/Aster-alpinus/Details
| access-date=15 April 2020
}}
</ref>

<ref name=ASAL3>
[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASAL3 ''A. alpinus'' at USDA Plants Profile]
</ref>

}}


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[[Category:Flora of the Carpathians]]
[[Category:Flora of the Pyrenees]]

Latest revision as of 05:56, 14 June 2024

Aster alpinus

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. alpinus
Binomial name
Aster alpinus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster alpinus var. dolomiticus (Beck) Onno
  • Aster alpinus subsp. vierhapperi Onno
  • Aster fallax Tamamsch.
  • Aster garibaldii Brügger
  • Aster korshinskyi Tamamsch.
  • Aster serpentimontanus Tamamsch.

Aster alpinus, the alpine aster or blue alpine daisy,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the mountains of Europe (including the Alps), with a subspecies native to Canada and the United States.[3] This herbaceous perennial has purple, pink, white or blue flowers in summer.[4]

Description

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A. alpinus attracts an insect to it and it is sucking nectar.

Aster alpinus is a caespitose herbaceous perennial that grows 10–35 cm tall.[5] The bloom color may be blue, indigo, violet, white, or pink.[6] In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7] Leaves are untoothed, lanceolate-spatulate, and basal. The Latin specific epithet alpinus means alpine and from high mountains above the timber line.[8]

Distribution and habitat

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It grows very slowly in clay, silt, loam, silty clay, and sandy clay. Its minimum pH scale is 6 and maximum pH scale is 7.5. Flowers are erect, and always solitary.[9] Aster alpinus is native to the mountains of Europe such as the Alps and Pyrenees.[8] Aster Alpinus is the only true aster growing in North America.[10]

It does better in generally cooler climates. Usually it is adapted to clay, silt, loam, silty clay, sandy clay, clay loam, silt loam, sandy loam, silty clay loam and sandy clay loam soils, and prefers low fertility. The plant can tolerate only a minimum temperature of -28 °C / -18.4F after the occurrence of cell damage. It can survive medium heat of fire and requires at least 90 frost free days for proper growth.[citation needed]

Ecology

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It is herbaceous and attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.[specify]

Conservation

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NatureServe lists variety Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi as Secure Variety (T5) in Canada, but Critically Imperiled (S1) in Ontario and Vulnerable (S3) in Alberta. In the United States, it is Critically Imperiled (S1) in Colorado and Wyoming.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Aster alpinus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ A. alpinus at USDA Plants Profile
  3. ^ "Map: Aster alpinus". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ^ "Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc". www.promessedefleurs.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "Aster alpinus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. ^ "Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Flower Growing Guides - Growing Guide". www.gardening.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  7. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Aster alpinus". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Aster alpinus - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ^ "Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc". www.promessedefleurs.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  10. ^ "An overview of "asters" and the Tribe Astereae". Astereae Lab. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  11. ^ NatureServe (10 November 2020). "Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi - Vierhapper's Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). NatureServe. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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