| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster spathulifolius Maxim. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourgh 16: 216 (1871) |
| Native Range | s. Russian Far East to Korea, s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | basal leaves thick, spathulate to obovate, 3-9cm, acute, shallowly serrate, sericeous-hirsute, capitula 3-4cm across, solitary, involucre tubular, ligules 12-16mm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster chusanensis Y.S.Lim & al. Aster feddei H.Lév. & Vaniot Aster oharae Nakai Aster spathulifolius f. albiflorus H.Nakan. Aster spathulifolius f. albus Y.N.Lee Aster spathulifolius f. oharae (Nakai) M.Kim Aster spathulifolius var. oharae (Nakai) Y.N.Lee Erigeron feddei (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Botsch. Erigeron oharae (Nakai) Botsch. Erigeron spathulifolus (Maxim.) H.S.Pak Erigeron spathulifolius var. oharae (Nakai) H.S.Pak Heteropappus krylovianus Kom. Heteropappus oharae (Nakai) Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (PRM Primorye) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |