Aster foliaceus Lindley ex de Candolle var. apricus A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 193. 1884; A. subspicatus Nees var. apricus (A. Gray) B. Boivin

Plants 5–20 cm. Cauline leaf bases cuneate . Heads usually borne singly. Phyllaries often purple-tinged, oblanceolate or narrowly oblong (outer) to linear (inner), subequal, outer scarcely foliaceous, apices acute. 2n = 16, 32.

Flowering Jun–Aug. Alpine and subalpine meadows; 2700–3600 m; B.C.; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Wash., Wyo.