| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Cordiofontis laka (C.B.Clarke) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytoneuron 2020-60: 3 (2020) |
| Native Range | w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3300m |
| Description | leaves with wide, vaginate petiole, ovate or cordate, acute, coarsely dentate, capitula large, solitary, involucral bracts very wide, ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| 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, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster laka C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |