Latin name: Aster alpigenus (Torrey & A. Gray) A.
  Gray var. andersonii (A. Gray) M. Peck
  Pronunciation: AS-ter al-PIJ-en-us an-der-SEW-nee-
  eye

  Common name: Alpine aster
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Meadows to 9,000, San Jacinto Mts
  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Aster
  2) alpigenus  3) andersonii
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