Galatella sedifolia

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

Aster sedifolius
Plant of Aster sedifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Galatella
Species:
G. sedifolia
Binomial name
Galatella sedifolia
(L.) Greuter[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster acris L., nom. illeg.
  • Aster hyssopifolius L.
  • Aster punctatus Waldst. & Kit.
  • Aster sedifolius L.
  • Galatella hyssopifolia (L.) Nees
  • Galatella insculpta Nees
  • Galatella punctata (Waldst. & Kit.) Nees
  • Galatella rossica Novopokr.

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
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