Galatella sedifolia

Galatella sedifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Galatella
Species:	G. sedifolia
Binomial name
Galatella sedifolia (L.) Greuter [1]
Synonyms [1]
Aster acrisL., nom. illeg. Aster hyssopifoliusL. Aster punctatusWaldst. & Kit. Aster sedifoliusL. Galatella hyssopifolia(L.) Nees Galatella insculptaNees Galatella punctata(Waldst. & Kit.) Nees Galatella rossicaNovopokr.

Galatella sedifolia, often known by the synonym Aster sedifolius, is herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Galatella of the family Asteraceae.

Description

The flowers are lavender-blue or pinkish-lilac, with five to ten petals and a quite protruding yellow centre. Leaves are small, elongated and untoothed. This plant grows to a height of about 60–90 cm (2–3 ft) at an altitude of 0–1,200 m (0–3,900 ft) above sea level. The period of flowering is from July until late autumn.

G. sedifolia

Flowers of G. sedifolia

Leaves of G. sedifolia

References

1. Greuter, W., "Galatella sedifolia", in Greuter, W.; Raab-Straube, E. von (eds.), Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity , retrieved 2014-08-23

• Flora Europaea

External links

• Biolib
• Aster

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