Aster ascendens Lindley var. parryi D. C. Eaton in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 139. 1871 (as adscendens); A. foliaceus Lindley ex de Candolle var. parryi (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray

Plants usually 20–30 cm. Cauline leaf bases cuneate. Heads 1–12. Phyllaries green, oblanceolate or oblong (outer) to linear (inner), subequal, outer scarcely foliaceous, apices acute. 2n = 16, 32, 64.

Flowering Jun–Sep. Openings in montane woods, middle to high elevation grasslands, alpine meadows; 1400–3200 m; Alta., B.C.; Calif., Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wash.