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The Wild Flowers of Semimoist plateau & Alpine Region

Aster himalaicus 8 to 25 cm tall. Obovate, oblong or sublanceolate leaf. Terminal capitulum, 4cm, blue-purple semiflorets, violet-brown or yellow tubular florets. Flowering: July to Sept. Cold hygrophiles, heliophiles, a bit tolerance to shade. South and east Tibet, 3800 to 4100m, barren, fir forest or forest meadow. Northwest Yunnan. North Myanmar. Himalayas.