[Asters: The Genera Canadanthus, Eurybia, Eucephalus, Symphyotrichum in the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon and Washington]

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster

Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum

Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

Tundra aster blooming on sandy slopes above the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, Mt. Hood National Forest.........July 19, 2017.

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

This photo shows a white-flowered alpine aster (possibly var. haydenii) amongst rosettes of leaves of partridgefoot (Luetkea pectinata) in a marshy area along the Timberline Trail beneath McNeil Point in the Mt. Hood Wilderness...............October 2, 2008.

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus) - Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

Alpine aster blooming at left late into the season at the edge of a moist meadow along the Timberline Trail immediately to the south of Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area.........October 2, 2010. The photo at right shows an alpine aster along the Timberline Trail below the terminal moraine of the Newton Glacier, Mt. Hood Wilderness Area.....July 18, 2021.

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus) - Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

Alpine asters observed on slopes above Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area......July 4, 2021.

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus) - Flower head of 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 at left beginning to bloom along upper South Fork Conrad Creek about one-quarter mile northeast of Warm Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 23, 2016. The photo at right shows a very late blooming alpine aster in wet meadows at Wy'East Basin, Mount Hood Wildernss......October 5, 2022.

Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus) - Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)

Alpine asters in bloom on sandy substrates near the Hellroaring Overlook, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows.....July 26, 2023.

Flower head of Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus)


Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonyms: Aster alpigenus, Aster alpigenus ssp. alpigenus, Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus, Haplopappus alpigenus) - Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum (Aster alpigenus)


Paul Slichter