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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