| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Asterothamnus fruticosus (C.Winkl.) Novopokr. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 337 (1950) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1600m |
| Description | leaves linear, upwards smaller, sessile, uninerved, arachnose-tomentose, capitula large in lax corymb, involucre broadly obovoid, ligules ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Kalimeris fruticosa C.Winkl. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) |