| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Afroaster hispidus (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblattt trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012) |
| Native Range | Zambia to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 10-2285m |
| Description | stem scabrous-hirsute, leaves narrow, dentate, amplexicaule, capitula 25mm across, involucre long adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 asper (Less.) Schönland Aster bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. Aster bakerianus ssp. albiflorus W.Lippert Aster bakerianus ssp. angustifolius W.Lippert Aster bakerianus ssp. intermedius W.Lippert Aster bakerianus ssp. ovalis W.Lippert Aster bakerianus ssp. septentrionalis W.Lippert Aster grauii W.Lippert Aster hispidus (Thunb.) Baker Calendula hispida Thunb. Diplopappus asper Less. Diplopappus natalensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. Felicia asper (Less.) Burtt Davy Leysera pilosella Thunb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZAM Zambia) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |