| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster fuscescens var. oblongifolius Grierson trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26: 93 (1964) |
| Native Range | e. Tibet to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2700-4200m |
| Description | stems slender, lanate, glandular, lower stem leaves oblong to lanceolate, 5-9cm, sinuate-dentate, upper leaves few, sessile, lanceolate, involucre densely lanate |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | purple, bluish purple |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Griersonia oblongifolia (Grierson) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |