| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea kanzanensis Kitam. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 8: 75 (1939) |
| Native Range | Taiwan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-3700m |
| Description | stem leaves winged petiolate, narrowly elliptic to oblong, 2-4cm, pinnatisect, green, pubescent, segments 3-5 pairs, triangular, acute, capitula 1-3, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 6-14cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |