| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea caespitans Iljin trib. Cardueae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, lanceolate, pinnatifid, segments remote, mucronate, petiolate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially pubescent, capitula 1-2cm in lax corymb, involucre hirsute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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