| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea jurineioides H.C.Fu trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Intramongolica, ed. 2, 4: 847 (1993) |
| Native Range | Inner Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-2500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic, 5-8cm, pinnatisect, segments entire or sparsely dentate, acuminate, mucronate, terminal segment linear, entire, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) |