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 – Caucasus and Iran through Central Asia to Western Himalaya and Mongolia
• Aster altaicus var. decrescens – Afghanistan to Western Himalaya
• Aster altaicus var. hirsutus – south-central China (western Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan)
• Aster altaicus var. millefolius – northern China
• Aster altaicus var. scaber – north-central China (Liaoning and Shanxi)
• Aster altaicus var. taitoensis – Taiwan
• Aster altaicus var. tenuicaulis – Afghanistan and northern and western Pakistan

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