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
Synonyms
	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. ;

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

^ ^a ^b 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

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Media related to Galatella sedifolia at Wikimedia Commons

[EMP-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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