| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea pseudosquarrosa Popov & Lipsch. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 21: 373 (1961) |
| Native Range | sc. Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, oblong, acute, at base truncate, adaxially pale green, glabrous, abaxially white lanate, sharply dentate, capitula 7-10 in dense raceme |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya) |