| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster glandulosus (Keissl.) Hand.-Mazz- trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 79: 35 (1930) |
| Native Range | s. Xinjang to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | apically densely glandular, basal leaves glabrescent, petiolate, spathulate or oblong, on base attenuate, stem leaves sessile, oblong, capitula solitary, 4-7cm wide |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | blue, rose |
| 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 | Aster flaccidus var. fructoglandulosus Ostenf. Aster flaccidus ssp. fructoglandulosus (Ostenf.) Onno Aster flaccidus var. glandulosus Keissl. Aster flaccidus ssp. glandulosus (Keissl.) Onno Tibetiodes glandulosa (Keissl.) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |