| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster yamazutae Matsuda trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Aster veitchianus Hutch. & J.R.Drumm. |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 800-2400m |
| Description | stem leaves adaxially green, subglabrous, long petiolate, spathulate to oblanceolate, serrate, ciliate, rounded, capitula in terminal corymb, sometimes solitary |
| Size | 6-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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