Asteraceae FAMILY

Aster diplostephioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aster diplostephioides is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a robust, branched rhizome. It forms a cluster of erect, unbranched stems 13 - 57cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, there are some named forms.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from northern Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China

HabitatAlpine and subalpine grasslands, rich or wet alpine meadows, scrub, boggy areas, stream banks, floodplains, seepage areas in coniferous or mixed forests; at elevations from 2,700 - 4,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].