Asteraceae
Alpine aster
Aster alpinus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Aster
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- نجم ألبي, نجمي ألبي
- arz
- نجم البى
- Asturian
- Aster
- Belarusian
- Астра альпійская
- Bulgarian
- Алпийско димитровче
- Chinese
- 高山紫菀, 高山紫菀-伪形变种
- Czech
- Hvězdnice alpská
- Dutch
- Bergaster
- English
- Alpine aster
- Estonian
- Alpi aster
- Finnish
- Alppiasteri
- frp
- Marguerita des montagnes
- Georgian
- Ალპური ასტრა
- German
- Alpen-Aster, Alpen-Sternblume, Blaue Gamsblüh, Blaue Gamswurz, Blaues Bergsternkraut
- Italian
- Astro alpino
- Japanese
- アステル・アルピヌス, イワアズマギク
- Kazakh
- Альпі астрасы, Альпі қашқаргүлі
- lah
- الپائنی تارہ
- Persian
- مینای دائم
- Romanian
- Ochiul boului de munte
- Russian
- Астра альпийская, Астра Коржинского, Астра ложная
- Serbian
- Алпски звездан
- Slovak
- Astra alpínska
- Slovenian
- Alpska nebina
- Tatar
- Әлп кашкарые, Альп арыш гөле, Альп кашкарые
- Turkish
- Alpin yıldızpatısı
- tyv
- Даг хой-караа
- Ukrainian
- Айстра альпійська
Synonyms
- Aster alpinus subsp. dolomiticus (Beck) Hayek
- Aster alpinus var. bohemicus Rchb.
- Aster alpinus var. breyninus Beck
- Aster alpinus var. cebennensis Braun-Blanq.
- Aster alpinus var. cylleneus Boiss. & Orph.
- Aster alpinus var. dolomiticus Beck
- Aster alpinus var. glaber Rostański
- Aster alpinus var. glabratus Herbich
- Aster alpinus var. subvillosus Schur
- Aster breyninus (Beck) Fritsch
- Aster chrysocomoides Turcz. ex DC.
- Aster cylleneus Orphan. ex Nyman
- Aster fallax Tamamsch.
- Aster fallax var. brachyglossus (Onno) Peschkova
- Aster fallax var. fallax
- Aster garibaldii Brügger
- Aster hirsutus Host
- Aster hispanicus Coincy
- Aster korshinskyi Tamamsch.
- Aster pulchellus Hohen.
- Aster scabris Mill.
- Aster wolfii Favrat
- Diplactis alpina subsp. alpina
- Rhinactinidia novopokrovskyi (Krasch. & Iljin) Novopokr. ex Botsch.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.