| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Asterothamnus centrali-asiaticus Novopokr. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 338 (1950) |
| Native Range | n. China to s. Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-3400m |
| Description | leaves crowded, oblong-linear to linear, 12-15mm, abaxially grey-white tomentose, adaxially glaucous, uninerved, acute, capitula large, 1-4, in corymb, ligules ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |