EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: ASTTL
• Preferred name: Tripolium pannonicum
• Authority: (Jacquin) Dobroczajeva

This form (originally Aster pannonicus) has a southern distribution, occurring around the Mediterranean, and inland in central and eastern Europe, extending to Central Asia and China. It is distinct from subsp. tripolium (formerly Aster tripolium) which occurs along the northern Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic coasts, and northern Asia. Because of the confusion of the names, it is not always clear to which subspecies the common names apply. Besides, some authors do not distinguish the subspecies