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
- Aster altaicus var. millefolius – northern China
- Aster altaicus var. scaber – north-central China
- Aster altaicus var. taitoensis – Taiwan
- Aster altaicus var. tenuicaulis – Afghanistan and northern and western Pakistan