| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melanoseris macrantha (C.B.Clarke) N.Kilian & J.W.Zhang trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. China 20-21: 219 (2011) |
| Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-4300m |
| Description | stem leafy, leaves 7-20cm, broadly lanceolate in outline, deeply triangular-lobate, abaxially grey, capitula 3-5cm across, pendent, 1-3, terminal |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in fall |
| Synonyms | Chaetoseris macrantha (C.B.Clarke) C.Shih Cicerbita macrantha Beauverd Lactuca macrantha C.B.Clarke Mulgedium macranthum Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |