| Oreostemma | |
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| Oreostemma alpigenum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Machaerantherinae |
| Genus: | Oreostemma Greene |
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Oreostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species are found in western North America, with two endemic to California.
- Species
- Oreostemma alpigenum (Tundra aster) — California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
- Oreostemma elatum (Plumas alpine aster) — Sierra Nevada, California
- Oreostemma peirsonii (Peirson's aster) — endemic to California, in the southern Sierra Nevada.
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Nesom, Guy L. 1993. The genus Oreostemma (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 74(4): 305–316
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Astereae". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- UniProt. "Tribe Astereae". Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- National Herbarium of New South Wales. "Genus Kippistia". New South Wales FloraOnline. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- "Polyarrhena Cass". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- Cronquist, A. 1948. A revision of the Oreastrum group of Aster. Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 73–82.
- Nesom, G. L. 1993. The genus Oreostemma (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 74: 305–316.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- Calflora database: Oreostemma elatum
- Jepson: Oreostemma elatum
- Jepson: Oreostemma peirsonii
External links
Media related to Oreostemma at Wikimedia Commons
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