Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) flower with water droplets at the end of the petals, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Mike Read / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) on roadside bank. Near Plateau de Beurre, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France. June.

Ingo Arndt / Alpine aster flowers {Aster alpinus} Austria

Nick Garbutt / Alpine asters (Aster alpinus). Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Alex Hyde / Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus), wide angle view to show dry meadow habitat. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Hoverfly (Eupeodes sp.) feeding on Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus), Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus), Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine aster (Aster alpina) Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine aster (Aster alpina) Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June

Alex Hyde / Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus), Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus) Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Philippe Clement / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) flowers, Alps, Switzerland