| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Asterothamnus heteropappoides Novopokr. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk. S.S.S.R. 13: 345 (1950) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to w. Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | from base very ramose, grey pilose, densely leafy, leaves oblong-linear to oval, mucronate, capitula 1-6, terminal, phyllaries lanceolate, ligules 5-6, linear |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |