Erigeron uniflorus L., Sp. Pl. 864. 1753. E. alpinus L. var. uniflorus Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 2: 490. 1845 (non Hook.f.), Heterochaeta erigeroides DC., Prodr. 5: 282. 1836.

Herbs, subscapigerous, hirsute. Radical leaves obovate-lanceolate; cauline linear-oblong. Heads solitary. Involucral bracts 2 - 3 -seriate, Iinear-lanceolate, sometimes herbaceous, hirsute, longer than disc, recurved. Ligules numerous, linear. Achenes about as long as pappus, villous. Pappus of outer series many paleate, small.

Fl. & Fr. july - Sept.

Distrib. India: W. Himalayas. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Tibet and China.