Calflora
Taxon  Report   9481    
Oreostemma alpigenum  (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene  var. andersonii  (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom
Tundra aster
Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
also called Aster alpigenus var. andersonii
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Oreostemma
Parent: Oreostemma alpigenum

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTS: Aster alpigenus var. andersonii
PLANTS: Aster alpigenus ssp. andersonii
PLANTS: Aster andersonii
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More information about  Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 26, 2021).