familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Astereae
genusAster
speciesAster alpinus

Aster alpinus

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 872. 1753.

Luc Brouillet
Common names: Alpine aster
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 21.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Ont., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Idaho, Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex fusion
distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage quantity
0 +
Apical appendage shape
usually triangular +  and linear +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Luc Brouillet +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Base shape
decurrent +
Base texture
scarious +
Blade architecture
1-nerved +
Blade shape
linear;lanceolate;linear;lanceolate;lance-oblong;oblanceolate;obovate;spatulate +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
rugulose +  and muricate +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle pappus duration
persistent +
Bristle shape
Clavate (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Common name
Alpine aster +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +  and actinomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +, violet +, blue +, purple +, pink +  and white +
Corolla presence
absent +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +, 2-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela quantity
2 +
Cypsela shape
compressed +  and obconic +
Disc-floret quantity
20 (100) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distal blade size
reduced +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
short-stipitate-glandular +, strigillose +  and hairy +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head arrangement
in corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
hemispheric;campanulate +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe orientation
reflexed;usually erect;spreading +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
lanceolate +
Margin architecture or shape
serrate +  and entire +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Margin pubescence
short-stipitate-glandular +, glabrous +, strigillose +  and villous +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus architecture
barbellate +
Pappus coloration
white +  and tawny +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus quantity
20 +  and 30 +
Pappus shape
attenuate +
Pappus variability
equal +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phyllarie architecture
1-nerved +
Phyllarie duration
persistent +
Phyllarie fusion
distinct +
Phyllarie life cycle
falling +
Phyllarie quantity
25 (50) +
Phyllarie shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Phyllarie size
unequal +  and subequal +
Phyllarie texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous or scarious) +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
55 (100) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
14 (55) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
convex;flat +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1;2 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V20 3.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
simple +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
stipitate-glandular +  and hairy +
Style-branch appendage shape
lanceolate +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Synonyms
Asteromoea +, Diplactis +, Heteropappus +  and Kalimeris +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Aster alpinus +
Taxon parent
Aster +
Taxon rank
species +
Throat shape
campanulate +
Throat variability
equaling +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Volume
Volume 20 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
tree +, shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
9 +
Zone coloration
green +