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|genus = Aster |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|familia = [[Asteraceae]] |
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|genus = ''[[Aster (genus)|Aster]]'' |
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|binomial = ''Aster alpinus'' |
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* ''Aster alpinus'' subsp. ''vierhapperi'' Onno |
* ''Aster alpinus'' subsp. ''vierhapperi'' Onno |
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* ''Aster fallax'' Tamamsch. |
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'''''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.{{ |
'''''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> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[File:Aster alpinus Jul2003.jpg|thumb|right|''A. alpinus'' attracts an insect to it and it is sucking nectar.]] |
[[File:Aster alpinus Jul2003.jpg|thumb|right|''A. alpinus'' attracts an insect to it and it is sucking nectar.]] |
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''Aster alpinus'' is a [[Glossary of botanical terms|caespitose]] herbaceous perennial that grows |
''Aster alpinus'' is a [[Glossary of botanical terms|caespitose]] herbaceous perennial that grows 10–35 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" /> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
==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.<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 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. It grows erectly in a "single crown" form.{{Citation needed|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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} |
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}} |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. alpinus
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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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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
[edit]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
[edit]It is herbaceous and attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.[specify]
Conservation
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Aster alpinus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ A. alpinus at USDA Plants Profile
- ^ "Map: Aster alpinus". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc". www.promessedefleurs.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Aster alpinus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Flower Growing Guides - Growing Guide". www.gardening.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Aster alpinus". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Aster alpinus - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Aster alpinus Albus - Aster des Alpes blanc". www.promessedefleurs.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "An overview of "asters" and the Tribe Astereae". Astereae Lab. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ NatureServe (10 November 2020). "Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi - Vierhapper's Aster". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). NatureServe. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
