| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea yanagisawae Takeda trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 235 (1915) |
| Native Range | Japan (Hokkaido) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-7cm, acuminate, irregularly dentate, adaxially distinctly crisped strigose, capitula 2-15mm, 4-8, in dense corymb |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea imperialis Koidz. Saussurea tilesii var. elegans Koidz. Saussurea yanagisawae var. elegans (Koidz.) Nakai Saussurea yanagisawae var. imperialis (Koidz.) Nakai |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |