Asteraceae
Tundra aster
Oreostemma alpigenum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Oreostemma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tundra aster
Synonyms
- Aster alpigenus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
- Aster alpigenus subsp. alpigenus
- Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus
- Haplopappus alpigenus Torr. & A.Gray
- Oreastrum alpigenum Greene
- Oreastrum alpigenum var. alpigenum
- Oreostemma alpigenum subsp. alpigenum
- Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul McClellan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Zupan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Logan Stecker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.