| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster latibracteatus Franch. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 10: 371 (1896) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4000m |
| Description | stems densely lanate, densely leafy, leaves thin, brown lanate, oblanceolate, minutely dentate, broadly petiolate, rounded, upper leaves oblong, capitula solitary, 5-6cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tibetiodes latibracteata (Franch.) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |