| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster stracheyi Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 3: 250 (1881) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | stoloniferous, pubescent or villose, basal leaves obovate-spathulate, coarsely serrate, stem leaves 1-2, capitula solitary, 25mm, involucral bracts linear, acuminate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale lilac |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 strachey (Hook.f.) G.L.Nesom |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |