| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melanoseris souliei (Franch.) N.Kilian trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. China 20-21: 225 (2011) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2300-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate to broadly ovate, 1-2cm long, obtuse, entire or unequally denticulate, sparsely hirsute, capitula numerous in cluster, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | 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; root cuttings in fall |
| Synonyms | Lactuca souliei Franch., J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 257 (1895) Parasyncalathium souliei (Franch.) J.W.Zhang & al. Syncalathium souliei (Franch.) Ling |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |