Aster alpinus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1342885
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Summary

Aster alpinus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Aster[4]
  • Taxon name: Aster alpinus[5]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[6]
  • Commons category: Aster alpinus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Aster alpinus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Aster alpinus[9]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 74[10]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=5616[11]
  • Short name: A. alpinus[12]
  • Taxon common name: Alpen-Aster[13], alpine aster[14], Alppiasteri[15], Aster des Alpes[16], Astro alpino[17], bergaster[18], Alpin yıldızpatısı[19], Айстра альпійська[20], hvězdnice alpská[21], 高山紫菀[22], aster[23], alpska nebina[24]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[25]
  • Has fruit type: achene[26]
  • Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: endangered[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[28]
  • Taxon range: People's Republic of China[29], Xinjiang[30], Tibet Autonomous Region[31]

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Identifiers

Aster alpinus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123449[32]. Aster alpinus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 669631[33]. Aster alpinus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 577613[34]. Aster alpinus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5387396[35]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 35524[36] and 193051[37].

Why It Matters

Aster alpinus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . A dataset on inventory and geographical distribution of vascular plants in Xizang, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 35524, 193051
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa',
    Gnd id → 1398976571
    Sitelink count → 32
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 193051, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
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