| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea saxosa Lipsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves hard, oblong, grey-green, densely arachnose-hirsute, subentire, petiolate, acuminate, capitula shortly pedunculate in compact corymb, involucre imbricate |
| Size | 4-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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