| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster indamellus Grierson trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26: 87 (1964) |
| Native Range | w. Tibet to w. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-4200m |
| Description | pubescens, stems thin, leafy, leaves sessile, oblong, entire or dentate, capitula 5cm, in leafy corymb, outer involucral bracts oblong, green, ligules narrow |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| 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 amellus Aitch. Aster pseudamellus Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |