| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster heterolepis Hand.-Mazz. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 614 (1937) |
| Native Range | nc. China (s. Gansu) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2500m |
| Description | leaves thickish, densely pubescent, finely glandular, spathulate or oblong-spathulate, 3-9cm, winged petiolate, entire, obtuse, capitula solitary, terminal, 4-6cm across |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |