| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea laniceps Hand.-Mazz. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 657 (1937) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3200-5500m |
| Description | monocarpic, leaves dense, long petiolate, oblanceolate, abaxially densely brown tomentose, entire, acute, supporting leaves white lanate, inflorescence spicate; monocarpic |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Synonyms | Saussurea gossypiphora Wall. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |