| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea subacaulis (Ledeb) Serg. trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong-ovate to oblong, upper leaves linear, sessile, green, abaxially white lanate, coarsely dentate, capitula 5-15 in dense umbel |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| 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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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