| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Symphyotrichum apricum (A.Gray) P.M.Sl. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-3600m |
| Description | leaves entire, oblanceolate to obovate, petiolate, stem leaves sessile, capitula solitary, phyllaries purple, acute, ligules 15-60, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | 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; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster apricus (A.Gray) Rydb. Aster foliaceus var. apricus A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 193 (1884) Aster foliaceus ssp. apricus (A.Gray) Piper Aster phyllodes A.Gray Aster subspicatus var. apricus (A.Gray) B.Boivin Aster tweedyi Rydb. Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |