Gray) A. Gray var. andersonii (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom
Pronunciation: or-ee-oh-STEM-ma al-PIJ-en-um 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) Oreostemma
2) alpigenum 3) andersonii
Formerly Aster alpigenus var. andersonii