| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Symphyotrichum vahlii (Gaudich.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 77: 294 (1995) |
| Native Range | Bolivia, s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2200m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves dense, ovate-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, attenuate to long petiole, 6-8cm, stem leaves linear, capitula solitary, subspherical |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | whitish, blue |
| 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 vahlii (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn. Aster vahlii var. robustus (Albov) De Wild. Diplopappus pinifolius Less. ex DC. Erigeron graminifolius Phil. Erigeron vahlii Gaudich Erigeron vahlii var. robusta Albov Oritrophium vahlii (Gaudich.) Cuatrec. Thinobia araucana Phil. Tripolium uniflorum Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |