Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster
Oreostemma
alpigenum var. alpigenum
Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus
Alpine aster as seen near the base of the Mazama Glacier moraine on Mt. Adams.........July 19, 2009.
Other Locations this Species may be Found on Mt. Adams:
Alpine aster is commonly found from just below timberline to
above 8000' on all sides of Mt. Adams.
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Close-up images of the flower
head and involucral bracts of alpine aster. Photographed along the Highline Trail #114 above 6500'.........July
11, 2005.
The photo above shows the long thin basal leaves
of alpine aster. Note that on this plant, the margins of the leaves are turned
upwards. Photographed along the Highline Trail #114 above 6500'........July
11, 2005.
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An alpine aster in bloom at left near High Camp on the north corner of Mt. Adams.........August 12, 2016. The photo at right shows an alpine aster in bloom along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 east of the junction with the South Climb Trail #9, Mount Adams Wilderness........August 30, 2018.
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An alpine aster in bloom along the climbers trail near the head of Hellroaring Canyon, Mt. Adams, Yakama Nation lands........September 2, 2017.
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Alpine aster as found at left above Bird Creek Meadows
on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........August 7, 2005. Note the
lack of leaves on the floral scapes. The photo at right shows a pollinator (syrphid fly) approaching a flower head of alpine aster along the Killen Creek Trail, Mount Adams Wilderness.......August4, 2022.
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Alpine aster as seen on gravelly soils near 6600' at the base of the terminal moraine for the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 20, 2013.
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Alpine aster as seen at left along the Climber's Trail above Hellroaring Overlook on Tract D Yakama lands at the southeastern corner of Mount Adams.........August 12, 2013. The photo at right shows alpine aster still in bloom at the base of the terminal moraine for the Adams Glacier, near the headwaters of the Lewis River, Mount Adams Wilderness.....August 28, 2021.
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Close-up at left of a late-blooming alpine aster as seen in Horseshoe Meadows, Mount Adams Wilderness...........October 5, 2014. The photo at right shows an alpine aster blooming in a drier part of TakhTakh Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......August 6, 2022.
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Alpine aster blooming at left on sandy soils at about 7100' below the foot of the Lava Glacier on the north side of Mt. Adams..........August 11, 2016. The photo at right shows an alpine aster blooming on the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams Wilderness.....July 19, 2018.
Very late-blooming alpine asters at about 7200' along the Climber's Trail on the southwest rim of Hellroaring Canyon, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.....September 14, 2022.
Paul Slichter