| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Erigeron petroiketes Rech.f. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Biol. Skr. 8(2): 8 (1955) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | leaves entire, green, ciliate, pubescent, the basal oblanceolate, obtuse, petiolate, stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, capitula solitary, 1-3cm across, ligules short |
| Size | 2-22cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late 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, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |