Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Hand.-Mazz., 205 1938. (Syn: Amphirhapis albescens DC.; Aster albescens var. glandulosus Hand.-Mazz.; Aster albescens var. megaphyllus Y.Ling; Aster albescens var. niveus Hand.-Mazz.; Aster albescens var. rugosus Y.Ling; Aster cabulicus Lindl.; Aster ferrugineus Edgew.; Aster ignoratus Kunth & Bouché);
common woody based perennial in subalpine and alpine zones of the entire Himalaya. Stems are up to 1m tall less branched bearing terminal cluster of numerous flower heads.
Chamba Heights id al190811: compositae for today, Location Chamba Altitude 3500 mts Habit herb Habitat wild height 24-30 inches can grow on rocky places This should be Aster albescens Yes I think … is right. Aster albescence, described as Microglossa albescence in FBI. Strangely The Plant List considers both as correct names, not even citing the basionym in latter.
VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 – 0236 :: Aster albescens at Valley of Flowers: Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Hand.-Mazz. … (family: Asteraceae) Aster albescens….. VoF Week : MN-29.8.12 Aster albescens(Lilac Himalayan Aster): Aster albescens (Lilac Himalayan Aster) Valley of Flowers 14.08.2012 Aster albescens (Family: Asteraceae) from VOF. Date/Time: 08-08-07:00AM
VOF Week: Aster albescens from VOF route: These are some shots of Aster albescens from near the gate of Valley of Flowers…. Yes … Very good photographs.
VoF Week: Aster albescens from way to VoF: Aster albescens from way to VoF The habit is now so clear that I won’t confuse it with Erigeron multicaulis next time when I see it.
ASTERACEAE Fortnight Part-I: Aster albescens from Uttarakhand_DSR_2: Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Kuhne (=Amphirhapis albescens DC.; Microglossa albescens(DC.) C.B.Clarke) is a common woody based perennial in subalpine and alpine zones of the entire Himalaya. Stems are up to 1m tall less branched bearing terminal cluster of numerous flower heads. Here it is photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand in September 2008 at an altitude of 3400m.
This is my first post in this group… I wish to submit two Aster species I ve shot in Valley Of Flowers last August. Hope the ID is correct Attachments: IMG_4972 Erigeron multiradiatus VOF.JPG & IMG_4615 Aster albescens VOF.JPG & Your id for both of these seems right to me.. Superb close up. Thanks … for sharing. Would be happy to see many more pics…
Asteraceae Fortnight Part-1:Aster albescens (Lilac Himalayan Aster) MN7 : 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors. Aster albescens (Lilac Himalayan Aster) Valley of Flowers 14.08.2012
Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate Heads: Aster albescens from VOF- NS 50 : Attachments (7). 2 posts by 2 authors. This Aster was shot from near Gobind Dham during VOF tour last year….Aster albescens…
Asteraceae Week (Part I – Radiate heads) :: Aster albescens at VOF :: PKA23::: : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors. Aster albescens (Family: Asteraceae) from VOF. Date/Time: 08-08-07:00AM
Sharing picture of Aster albescens : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Sharing picture of Aster albescens clicked at an altitude of approx 9000 ft at Kalinchok, Dolakha , Nepal on 26 July 2016.
Kailas Manasarovar Route::Aster sp for ID NSJ-SEP/04 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Aster Sp for ID. Photo taken at Chhiyalekh valley of flowers on the way to Gunji on Kailas Manasarovar route. Altitude 11000 feet. Thank you … for the identification.
Fwd: Id requested? Arunachal Pradesh 27.7.17-2 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) – 2 MB Pl. check with images at
Sharing- Aster albescens : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 1 Mb. Sharing picture of Aster albescens clicked at an altitude of approx 9000 ft at Kalinchok, Dolakha , Nepal on 26 July 2016. Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Hand.-Mazz. Attachments (1) – 1 Mb.
Aster albescens :: Ghangaria, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKSEP-40 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Saw these near Ghangaria on the way to VOF Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. Identified as Aster albescens based on efi pics. Kindly validate. To me also appear close to images at Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Hand.-Mazz. Correct ID … Elevation would be added advantage for ID. Mine was shot at 9000 ft. efi thread Thanks … for validating. These may have been clicked at about 9800-9900 ft, just near Ghangaria helipad. References: |
Aster albescens
Updated on December 24, 2024