| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster himalaicus C.B.Clarke trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 43 (1876) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-5200m |
| Description | lax villose, basal leaves petiolate, obovate-spathulate, entire or dentate, stem leaves oblong, semiamplexicaule, capitula solitary, ca. 45mm across, ligules very narrow |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | lavender-blue |
| Bloom | 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 and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tibetiodes himalaica (C.B.Clarke) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |