| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea viscida Hultén trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 46(1): 1627 (1950) |
| Native Range | n. Russian Far East to Alaska |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 10-100m |
| Description | stems simple, arachnose and viscid-lanate, leaves to 1cm wide, lanceolate to elliptic, denticulate, viscid-lanate or arachnose, capitula crowded, bracts unequal |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Saussurea angustifolia var. viscida (Hultén) S.L.Welsh |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |