| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea schlagintweitii Klatt trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Saussurea glanduligera Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4200-5500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, linear-lanceolate, 2-4cm, glandular pubescent, irregularly dentate, stem leaves similar, capitula solitary, 2-4cm, involucre pubescent or lanate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
schlagintweitii major (Hook.f.) Y.S.Chen, Fl. Pan-Himalaya 48(2): 110 (2015)
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