| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Aster semiprostratus (Grierson) H.Ikeda trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Mustang [Nepal]: 351 (2008) |
| Native Range | Qinghai to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-4500m |
| Description | stems white appresed hirsute, leaves sessile, linear-oblanceolate, 1-2cm, entire, ciliate, white hirsute, capitula solitary, terminal, 15-18mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Heteropappus semiprostratus Grierson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |