| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Symphyotrichum pygmaeum (Lindl.) Brouillet & Selliah trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Sida 21: 1635 (2005) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-200m |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate, rounded, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong, sparsely lanate, capitula solitary, involucre deep purple, ligules 12-18mm long |
| Size | 2-15cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring |
| Synonyms | Aster pygmaeus Lindl. Aster sibiricus ssp. pygmaeus (Lindl.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Aster sibiricus var. pygmaeus (Lindl.) Cody Eurybia pygmaea (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories) |