Comments / notes : Aster asteroides somewhat resembles Aster flaccidus but is easily distinguished from it by its tuberous roots and purplish glandular disk floret lobes.
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Asia to Himalaya and China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 151; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1537-1538