Alpine aster. Chechen Republic
Alpine aster (Aster alpinus). Under natural conditions, this
perennial plant can be found high in the mountains. In the republic, this
variety of aster grows at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. This flower
embodies the proud spirit of the Chechen people and blooms brightly on mountain
slopes in late autumn.
It is a light-loving, unpretentious plant accustomed to poor clay or sandy soils. Places of growth include steppes, rocky placers, cliffs, light-coniferous and mixed forests, edges, alpine meadows.
The species is widespread in Western Europe, South-West
Asia, China, Mongolia, Tajikistan and in the west of North America. In Russia,
it grows in the south of the Urals, in Western Siberia, and in the Caucasus.
Ornamental and medicinal plant contains flavonoids,
saponins, coumarins. All above-ground parts of the plant are used for medicinal
purposes: flowers, leaves, stems. Aster alpine has antipyretic,
anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect. Inflorescences of alpine aster are
used in folk medicine for gastrointestinal diseases.
Along with the RUSSIA EXPO, the flower festival is also coming to an end.
The "Future in Flowers" festival continues at the RUSSIA EXPO, where unique flowerbeds from all regions of our country can be seen at the "Space" pavilion until July 8.
The RUSSIA EXPO concludes on July 8, and with it, the flower festival will also come to an end.