| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster molliusculus (Wall. ex Lindl.) C.B.Clarke trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Diplopappus molliusculus Wall. ex Lindl. |
| Aster scaposus Klatt | |
| Diplopappus roylei Lindl. ex DC. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-4500m |
| Description | pubescent or sparsely villose, leaves subsessile, linear-elliptic to obovate, capitula long pedicellate, 1-3, 15-20mm, involucral bracts acuminate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Eastern Asia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
molliusculus minor Grierson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26: 115 (1964)
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