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

Tim Fitzharris / Larkspur (Delphinium sp) and sunflowers, Albion Basin, Wasatch Range, Utah

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.

Matthias Breiter / Bee (Apidae) on Alpine Sunflower (Rydbergia grandiflora), British Columbia, Canada

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

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) flower covered in water droplets, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Colin Monteath / Aster (Haastia sinclairii) flowers among boulders beside Mungo River in alpine zone, New Zealand

Tim Fitzharris / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Daisy (Chrysanthemum sp) flowers, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Tim Fitzharris / Larkspur (Delphinium sp) and Broom Groundsel (Senecio spartioides) flowers, American Basin, Colorado

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly feeding on Purple Aster (Aster foliaceus), North America

Colin Monteath / Vegetable Sheep (Raoulia sp) member of daisy family, grows on dry rocky scree slopes, Craigieburn Range, Southern Alps, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Vegetable Sheep (Raoulia sp) member of daisy family, grows on dry rocky scree slopes, Craigieburn Range, Southern Alps, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Vegetable Sheep (Raoulia sp) alpine plant, Hollyford Valley, Fjordland, New Zealand

Tim Fitzharris / Subalpine Fleabane (Erigeron peregrinus), Snow Cinquefoil (Potentilla nivea) and Alpine sunflowers growing amid rocks, Mosquito Pass, Colorado

Sumio Harada / Dwarf Fireweed (Epilobium latifolium) and Arnica (Arnica sp) growing in Rocky Mountains, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly on Purple Aster (Aster foliaceus), California

Tim Fitzharris / Mountain Bluebell (Mertensia ciliata) and Groundsel (Senecio sp) flowering on mountain, American Basin, Colorado

Tim Fitzharris / Larkspur (Delphinium sp) and Broom-like Ragwort (Senecio spartioides) at American Basin, Colorado

Tim Fitzharris / Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly feeding on Purple Aster (Aster foliaceus), California

Konrad Wothe / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) flowering in alpine meadow, Alps, Engadine, Switzerland. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / False aster (Aster bellidiastrum). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / False aster (Aster bellidiastrum). Dolomites, Italy. June.