Aster altaicus is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial native to Temperate Asia.[1]

Varieties

Eight varieties are accepted.[1]

  • 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

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