Asteraceae
Erigeron

Erigeron alpinus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 864 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to N. Iran, Ethiopia (Mountains), Kenya (Mt. Kenya). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kenya, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 205 (1994).
  • DC., Prodr. 5: 291 (1836), as alpinum.
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 864 (1753), as alpinum.
  • Oliv. & Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 307 (1877).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [21940] India K002301944 Yes
Ellis, R. [R 196] India K002301962 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [24618] India K002301970 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21844] India K002302053 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002301999 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002302003 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [28] Bhutan K002301975 Yes
s.coll. [538] India K002302020 No
Gould, B.J. [52] Bhutan K002301976 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302064 No
Wallich [396] India K000884971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002653968 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] China K002301958 Yes
Gay, J. [9] France K000884924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [[25721]] India K002302011 No
Clarke, C.B. [[31330]] India K002301959 Yes
Bor, N.L. [8724] India K002301966 Yes
Ellis, R. [354] India K002301963 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [80] Greenland K002331263 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002301947 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23643] Pakistan K002302032 No
Rich, H.H. [1217] India K002302045 No
s.coll. [18594] India K000102332 Type Yes
[Dr. Schmid] [s.n.] India K002302132 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [9145] K002330054 Yes
Griffith [242] India K000102339 Type Yes
RRS [9626] K002301949 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India K002302035 No
Jacquemont, V. [1037] India K002301980 Yes
Fuller, G.L.C. [886] India K002301942 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002301945 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [37486] India K000102334 Syntype Yes
Dole [s.n.] K002300705 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002653964 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302066 No
Ash [1670] Ethiopia K:SPC-35585.001 No
Griffiths [242] India K000102338 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000884923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [27] India K002302038 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1366] India K002302129 No
Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] India K002301979 Yes
Ash [s.n.] Ethiopia K002330056 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [3] K002302021 No
Madden [6] K002302014 No
Saunders, E.M. [[16]] India K002301943 Yes
Ash, J. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002330043 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002301957 Yes
Fuller, G.L.C. [111] India K002301982 Yes
Jaeschke, H. [260] India K002301994 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22564] India K002301964 Yes
[Thomas] [s.n.] Switzerland K002300820 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9857] India K002302048 No
Gamble, J.S. [18161] India K002302144 No
Stewart, R.R. [5850] India K002302047 No
Clarke, C.B. [10957] India K002302138 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002653965 Yes
Bourne [4618] K002302147 No
Stewart, R.R. [9855a] India K002301983 Yes
[Ash] [s.n.] Ethiopia K002330041 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21844] India K002302052 No
Drummond, J.R. [26125] India K002302060 No
Thompson, T. [538] K001737867 No
Bor, N.L. [[9719]] India K002301967 Yes
Rich, H.H. [1245] India K002302042 No
Drummond, J.R. [13881] India K002301986 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [5677] India K002301974 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1819] Ethiopia K002330057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002301968 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002653966 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002302001 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Switzerland K000884925 Unknown Type Material Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302057 No
Bedi, R. [1017] Bhutan K002301977 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [254] Greenland K002331261 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] K002302145 No
Younghusband, F.E.; Walton, H.J. [s.n.] K002301950 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10390] India K002302044 No
Stewart, R.R. [4091] India K002302031 No
Bornmuller, J.; Bornmuller, A. [7495] Iran K000885005 Syntype Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7189] Ethiopia K002330040 Yes
Bourne [5097] K002302148 No
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302000 Yes
Conway, W.M. [197] Pakistan K000373638 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Slovenia K001639376 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [[25246]] K002302013 No
Drummond, J.R. [22127] India K002302059 No
s.coll. [2] China K002301953 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22690] India K002302062 No
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302065 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002302018 No
T.T. [s.n.] India K002302063 No
[J M R Hughes] [28] India K002301998 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002302002 Yes
Saunders, E.M. [s.n.] India K002302028 No
Blinkworth, R. [396] India K000884969 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25646] K002302034 No
T.T. [[156]] India K002301996 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000885088 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10534A ] India K002302137 No
Barclay, C.; Synge, P.M. [2336] Nepal K002302025 No
Bourne [s.n.] K002302146 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [5] India K002301971 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [25650] K002302026 No
Mooney, H.F. [8339] Ethiopia K002330039 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] India K002302135 No
Stewart, R.R. [12632] India K002302043 No
Drummond, J.R. [1764] India K002302029 No
Stewart, R.R. [6495] India K002302051 No
Duthie, J.F. [18564] K002301948 Yes
[J. Duthie] [794 a] India K002301972 Yes
Burger, W. [1909] Ethiopia K002330055 Yes
Ellis, R. [628] K002301992 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K002302061 No
Drummond, J.R. [22186] India K002302058 No
Drummond, J.R. [22568] India K002301991 Yes
Gammie, G.A.; Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002302036 No
Gamble, J.S. [16629] India K002302143 No
Duthie, J.F. [794] K002301973 Yes
Allt, G. [57] Kenya K002330058 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22567] India K002301990 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002301961 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002302030 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002653967 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22563] India K002301969 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002302023 No
Jaeschke, H. [259] India K002301995 Yes
[W. Rusce] [s.n.] India K002302134 No
Clarke, C.B. [18608] India K000102333 Syntype Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9359] India K002302049 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002302130 No
Chapman, F.S. [479] Greenland K002331264 Yes
Schimper [1204] Ethiopia K002330042 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [7664] India K002302067 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002302022 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002302141 No
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [18564 B] India K002302004 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [11571] India K002302142 No
Ash, J. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002330053 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001737875 No
Spitzel, V. [588] Austria K000884926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] K001737869 No
s.coll. [A95] India K002302068 No
[Mr. Jhustone] [s.n.] India K002302133 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002302136 No
Drummond, J.R. [22179] India K002302055 No
Fuller, G.L.C. [889] Pakistan K002301985 Yes
Bedi, R. [194] Bhutan K002301978 Yes
Fuller, G.L.C. [894] India K002302033 No
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [38468E] K002302131 No
Stewart, R.R. [21721] India K002302046 No
Hanid; Agnew; Mendes [135] Kenya K002330059 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002301988 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002301989 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [7572] India K002301955 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [26] India K002302040 No
Griffith [2184] India K000102336 Isosyntype Yes
Chapman, F.S. [43] Greenland K002331262 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K002302140 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002301951 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9989] India K002302037 No
Janardhanan, K.P. [46324] India K002301965 Yes
s.coll. [86] India K002301954 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1035] K002301981 Yes
Collett's, H.C. [s.n.] K002301956 Yes
Griffith [3117] India K000102337 Unknown Type Material Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002301997 Yes
Ash [1015] Ethiopia K:SPC-35511.000 No
s.coll. [96] India K002302127 No
Edgeworth, M.P. [23] India K002302017 No
Ellis, R. [1425] K002301993 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002301946 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22181] India K002302056 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] China K002301952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002302139 No
Saunders, E.M. [s.n.] India K002301987 Yes
Thomson; Bacon [538] India K002302024 No
Gamble, J.S. [22783] India K002302012 No
Thomson, J. [s.n.] India K000884970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stewart, R.R. [6599] India K002302050 No
Hingston, R.W.G. [3] K002301960 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [18625] India K000102335 Syntype Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India K001737868 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K002300830 Yes
s.coll. [1548] India K000885089 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1405] India K000885087 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1043] K002302027 No
Edgeworth, M.P. [26] India K002302016 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0