| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron porphyrolepis Y.Ling & Y.L.Chen trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 416 (1973) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4700m |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate or oblanceolate, narrowly winged petiolate, entire, obtuse, mucronate, stem leaves oblong, subsessile, softly hirsute, capitula solitary, 20-23mm |
| Size | 8-27cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |