| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster molliusculus (Lindl. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Compos. Ind.: 45 (1876) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Tibet and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-4500m |
| Description | pubescent or sparsely villose, leaves subsessile, linear-elliptic to obovate, capitula long pedicellate, 1-3, 15-20mm, involucral bracts acuminate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | 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 early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster hersilei Klatt Aster scaposus Klatt Diplopappus molliusculus Lindl. ex DC. Diplopappus roylei DC. Hersilea simplex Klotzsch |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |