| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster megalanthus Y.Ling trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 74: 359 (1985) |
| Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-4100m |
| Description | stems thick, long hirsute, purple-red, leaves densely pilose, oblong-spathulate, broadly winged petiolate, subentire, obtuse, capitula solitary, terminal, 6-7cm |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |