| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Xylorhiza venusta A.Heller trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Muhlenbergia 1: 8 (1900) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2100m |
| Description | villose to subglabrous, stem leaves numerous, flat, entire, oblanceolate, 25-80mm long, capitula solitary, large, disc 20-35mm in diam., ligules 16-34, 10-20mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pale lavender, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster venustus M.E.Jones Machaeranthera venusta (M.E.Jones) Cronquist & D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |