| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster salwinensis Onno trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bibliothec. Bot. 106: 74 (1932) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-4600m |
| Description | stems long adpressed hirsute, basal leaves obovate-spathulate, winged petiolate, sparsely mucronate-dentate, stem leaves obovate, capitula solitary, 2-3cm |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tibetiodes salwinensis (Onno) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |