• Source: Aster altaicus

Aster altaicus is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial native to Temperate Asia.




Varieties


Eight varieties are accepted.

Aster altaicus var. altaicus – Iran and Kazakhstan through Siberia, the Himalayas, and China to Korea
Aster altaicus var. canescens (Nees) Serg. – Caucasus and Iran through Central Asia to Western Himalaya and Mongolia
Aster altaicus var. decrescens (Grierson) R.Abid & Qaiser – Afghanistan to Western Himalaya
Aster altaicus var. hirsutus Hand.-Mazz. – south-central China (western Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan)
Aster altaicus var. millefolius (Vaniot) Hand.-Mazz. – northern China
Aster altaicus var. scaber (Avé-Lall.) Hand.-Mazz. – north-central China (Liaoning and Shanxi)
Aster altaicus var. taitoensis Kitam. – Taiwan
Aster altaicus var. tenuicaulis (Grierson) R.Abid & Qaiser – Afghanistan and northern and western Pakistan




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Aster altaicus
• Aster (genus)
• List of Aster species
• Wildlife of South Korea
• List of endemic species of Taiwan
• Cotoneaster