| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster flaccidus Bunge trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 599 (1835) |
| Native Range | Iran to s. Siberia and China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-5100m |
| Description | tomentose or lanate, basal leaves obovate or oblanceolate, entire, acute, stem leaves 1-2, oblong, capitula solitary, 4-5cm across, involucral bracts acuminate |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | blue, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster argunensis DC. Aster flaccidus f. glabratus Y.Ling Aster flaccidus f. gracilis J.Q.Fu Aster flaccidus f. ovatifolius J.Q.Fu Aster glarearum W.W.Sm. & Farrer Aster intermedius Turcz. ex DC. Aster kansuensis Farrer Aster pulchellus Turcz. ex Herder Aster purdomii Hutch. Aster tibeticus Hook.f. Erigeron flaccidus (Bunge) Botsch. Tibetiodes flaccida (Bunge) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |